Objectives, Deliverables and Milestones
Objectives
The “Biomap” workpackage will provide authoritative knowledge about the occurrence of marine species in space and time and in response to climate change, with the following objectives:
1. Provide access to point data from all available sources (collections, surveys, observations) and from historical times to present for all organisms occurring in areas covered by this project;
2. Combine data from 1) with relevant environmental parameters to define the preferred niche and to create standardized electronic maps for all species;
3. Establish a system where maps can be verified by experts;
4. Based on (2) and (3), provide authoritative species inventories;
5. Using current climate change scenarios and knowledge about resilience of species and ecosystems, predict potential changes in species composition or abundance, with special attention to harmful algal blooms, invasive species, and predator-prey overlap.
Deliverables
| D3.1 |
Standardized electronic maps with predicted distribution (likelihood of occurrence) for all coastal zone species relevant to this project (web-based maps, month 13) |
| D3.2 |
Before – After maps with predicted distribution before and after a certain point in time (web-based maps, month 19) |
| D3.3 |
Maps with predicted seasonal distribution (web-based maps, month 25) |
| D3.4 |
Dynamic maps where species distribution is predicted from the occurrence of the respective niche in space and time as predicted by physical models of the oceans (web-based maps, month 31) |
| D3.5 |
Further population of maps, interactions with WPs, final report (report, month 34) |
| D3.6 |
At least five scientific publications related to this WP to be published or submitted by WP members before the end of the project (month 34) |
All WP participants will contribute to all deliverables.
Milestones
| Events |
Dates |
Participants |
Objectives |
| WS3.1 |
month 5 |
WP members, representative of WPs 1, 2, 5, 6 |
Review data body, perform gap analysis, and assign tasks |
| WS 3.2 |
month 27 |
WP members, representatives of WPs 1, 2, 5, 6 |
review maps, tools, and outcome of analyses; decisions on dissemination and interfaces |
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