Marine microbiomes are at the heart of the living ocean, driving its biogeochemical cycles, forming the basis of its food webs and performing essential and some yet unknown functions in climate regulation. The oceans are a largely untapped resource for biodiscovery and the bioeconomy, with a high potential for the development of new products and […]
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The Scripps Ecological Observatory (SEO) establishes a modern observational program, building on over a century of environmental observations at the Scripps Pier. SEO will consolidate and improve ongoing measurements, while applying new and emerging technologies to understand ecological change at an unprecedented level of detail. These technologies include; SEO’s goal is to develop a sustained
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Pacific eDNA Coastal Observatory (PECO) will develop efficient tools, platforms and networks to enable the use of environmental DNA for broad-scale biogeographic assessment, build capacity to track biodiversity changes in time, and connect users with updatable predictive tools on biodiversity changes throughout the Ocean Decade. PECO is a growing network that spans a latitudinal cross-section
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Biomolecular ocean observing and research requires a system to effectively archive, share, discover, and compare practices to increase the integration of and trust in biomolecular observations. Our goal is to develop a system to share biomolecular ocean practices that will be vital for building capacity in regions that are not currently using biomolecular monitoring techniques
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European Marine Omics Biodiversity Observing Network (EMOBON) aims to establish a coordinated, long-term, marine biodiversity observation network, and become the first centrally coordinated, long-term marine genomic biodiversity observatory in Europe. EMOBON currently has 16 marine stations, from the Arctic to Red Sea, that regularly sample for genomic marine biodiversity and produce high-quality data that is
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The Hakai Institute Biomolecular Observing Network (HI-BON) is a highly coordinated network of partners across British Columbia, Canada who are using long-term genetic-based assessments of marine biodiversity to create baselines, track changes through time, and provide local-scale biodiversity data in remote areas. The taxonomic focus of this research is broad, with core initiatives quantifying the
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The augmented observatory NEREA is an initiative aiming to integrate and augment the Marechiara Long Term Ecological Research,(active since 1983) in the Gulf of Naples with moorings, stand-alone seabed platforms, regular short cruises across gradients and question-driven process studies, using both innovative and traditional techniques. The NEREA project is designed to promote and to apply
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[Image: RS4738 Flowcam Montage | Credit: MBA] The Western Channel Observatory Biomolecular Observing Network will build on the successes of over a century of continuous biological observations, including 20 years of DNA sampling, by combining with innovative autonomous solutions for sampling, data capture and development of predictive capability through biological digital twins. Biomolecular observations will
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The Mission Ocean Microbiomes is a five-year research and outreach initiative led by the Tara Ocean Foundation (FTO) on the microbiome, its services, and the impacts of climate change and the plastisphere based on the legacy of the Tara Oceans Expedition (2009-2013). It will be carried out through
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eDNA Expeditions in Marine World Heritage Sites is a citizen-science project aiming to reveal the richness of biodiversity in UNESCO’s flagship sites, and their vulnerability to climate change. Based on environmental DNA extracted from a litre of water, species (including those on the red-list) will be recorded, and our results will be publicly available. Project
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