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Regime shifts in the marine environment: The scientific basis and political context
Kraberg, A.C.; Wasmund, N.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Schiedek, D.; Wiltshire, K.H.; Mieszkowska, N. (2011). Regime shifts in the marine environment: The scientific basis and political context. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62(1): 7-20. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.010
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363
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Keywords
    Collections > Data collections
    Data management
    Environments > Aquatic environment > Marine environment
    Policies
    ANE, Baltic [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Baltic; Data management; European policies; North Sea; Regime shift
Authors  Top 
  • Kraberg, A.C.
  • Wasmund, N.
  • Vanaverbeke, J.
  • Schiedek, D.
  • Wiltshire, K.H.
  • Mieszkowska, N.
Abstract
    Regime shifts in the marine environment have recently received much attention. To date, however, few large-scale meta-analyses have been carried out due to insufficient data coverage and integration between sustained observational datasets because of diverse methodologies used in data collection, recording and archival. Here we review the available data on regime shifts globally, followed by a review of current and planned policies with relevance to regime shifts. We then focus on the North and Baltic Seas, providing examples of existing efforts for data integration in the MarBEF Network of Excellence. Existing gaps in data coverage are identified, and the added value from meta-analyses of multiple datasets demonstrated using examples from the MarBEF integrated data project LargeNet. We discuss whether these efforts are addressing current policy needs and close with recommendations for future integrated data networks to increase our ability to understand, identify and predict recent and future regime shifts.
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