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Towards the Sustainable Development of the Atlantic Ocean: Mapping and Assessing the present and future status of Atlantic marine ecosystems under the influence of climate change and exploitation
http://www.missionatlantic.eu/
https://doi.org/10.3030/862428
Funder identifier: 862428 (EU contract id)
Principal funding codes: 3758 - H2020 - Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy
Acronym: MISSION ATLANTIC
Period: September 2020 till August 2025
Status: In Progress

Thesaurus terms Atlantic Ocean; Bioinformatics data integration and network biology; Biological oceanography; Marine ecology
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Institutes (18)  Top | Publications 
  • Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, partner
  • South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), more, partner
  • Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM), more, partner
  • AZTI, Marine Research; Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) (AZTI), more, partner
  • University of Plymouth (UOP), more, partner
  • Arctic Technology Centre, more, co-ordinator
  • Institute of Marine Research (IMR), more, partner
  • Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA), more, partner
  • National Marine Biological Library (PML), more, partner
  • Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla (UPO), more, partner
  • Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), more, partner
  • University of St Andrews (USTAN), more, partner
  • University of Southampton; National Oceanography Centre (NOC), more, partner
  • Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), more, partner
  • Marine Institute Ireland (MI), more, partner
  • Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness; Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), more, partner
  • International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), more, partner
  • Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), more, partner
Abstract
The “mission” of Mission Atlantic is to investigate how multiple pressures within and across important sub-areas affect the resilience of the Atlantic Ocean to future climate and societal changes. The project will tackle this question by advancing knowledge on ecosystem processes as well as applying new observation technology and state-of-the-art predictive capacity to develop an operational regional and basin-scale Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA).
Publications (30)  Top | Institutes 
  • Otto, S.A.; Kadin, M.; Casini, M.; Torres, M.A.; Blenckner, T. (2018). A quantitative framework for selecting and validating food web indicators. Ecol. Indic. 84: 619-631. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.05.045, more
  • Smit, K.P.; Van Niekerk, L.; Harris, L.R.; McQuatters-Gollop, A.; Shannon, L.J.; Sink, K.J. (2022). A Roadmap to advance marine and coastal monitoring, biodiversity assessment, and international reporting: A developing nation perspective. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 886373. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.886373, more
  • Ferrari, D.S.; Floeter, S.R.; Leprieur, F.; Quimbayo, J.P. (2023). A trait‐based approach to marine island biogeography. J. Biogeogr. 50(3): 528-538. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14549, more
  • Polejack, A.; Gruber, S.; Wisz, M.S. (2021). Atlantic Ocean science diplomacy in action: the pole-to-pole All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications 8(1): 52. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1057/s41599-021-00729-6, more
  • McQuaid, K.A.; Bridges, A.E.H.; Howell, K.L.; Gandra, T.B.R.; de Souza, V.; Currie, J.C.; Hogg, O.T.; Pearman, T.R.R.; Bell, J.B.; Atkinson, L.J.; Baum, D.; Bonetti, J.; Carranza, A.; Defeo, O.; Furey, T.; Gasalla, M.A.; Golding, N.; Hampton, S.L.; Horta, S.; Jones, D.O.B.; Lombard, A.T.; Manca, E.; Marín, Y.; Martin, S.; Mortensen, P.; Passadore, C.; Piechaud, N.; Sink, K.J.; Yool, A. (2023). Broad-scale benthic habitat classification of the South Atlantic. Prog. Oceanogr. 214: 103016. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103016, more
  • Mariani, P.; Bachmayer, R.; Kosta, S.; Pietrosemoli, E.; Ardelan, M.V.; Connelly, D.P.; Delory, E.; Pearlman, J.S.; Petihakis, G.; Thompson, F.; Crise, A. (2021). Collaborative automation and IoT technologies for coastal ocean observing systems. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 647368. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.647368, more
  • Chauhan, A.; Smith, P.A.H.; Rodrigues, F.; Christensen, A.; St. John, M.; Mariani, P. (2023). Distribution and impacts of long-lasting marine heat waves on phytoplankton biomass. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1177571. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1177571, more
  • Das, D.; González-Irusta, J.M.; Morato, T.; Fauconnet, L.; Catarino, D.; Afonso, P.; Viegas, C.; Rodrigues, L.; Menezes, G.; Rosa, A.; Pinho, M.R.R.; Marques da Silva, H.; Giacomello, E. (2022). Distribution models of deep-sea elasmobranchs in the Azores, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, to inform spatial planning. Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 182: 103707. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103707, more
  • da Silva Matos, T.; dos Reis, C.S.; de Andrade Moura, L.; Abreu, M.; Coutinho, R.; Fernandes, L. (2024). Effect of turbidity on semi-automatic analysis of copepod size and abundance distribution in the water column. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology 15(06): 380-395. https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/abb.2024.156023, more
  • Piechaud, N.; Howell, K.L. (2022). Fast and accurate mapping of fine scale abundance of a VME in the deep sea with computer vision. Ecological Informatics 71: 101786. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101786, more
  • Payne, M.; Keenlyside, N.S.; Bearzotti, C.; de Jong, M.F.; Fritz, J.-S.; Grist, H.; Ketelhake, S.; Meller, L. (2020). Forecasting fish distribution and abundance in the Atlantic Ocean: The challenge of balancing exploitation and sustainability: Blue-Action policy briefing. Blue-Action: [s.l.]. 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4289934, more
  • Arosio, R.; Hobley, B.; Wheeler, A.J.; Sacchetti, F.; Conti, L.A.; Furey, T.; Lim, A. (2023). Fully convolutional neural networks applied to large-scale marine morphology mapping. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1228867. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1228867, more
  • Villarino, E.; Watson, J.R.; Chust, G.; Woodill, A.J.; Klempay, B.; Jonsson, B.; Gasol, J.M.; Logares, R.; Massana, R.; Giner, C.R.; Salazar, G.; Alvarez-Salgado, X.A.; Catalá, T.S.; Duarte, C.M.; Agusti, S.; Mauro, F.; Irigoien, X.; Barton, A.D. (2022). Global beta diversity patterns of microbial communities in the surface and deep ocean. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 31(11): 2323-2336. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13572, more
  • Erauskin-Extramiana, M.; Chust, G.; Arrizabalaga, H.; Cheung, W.W.L.; Santiago, J.; Merino, G.; Fernandes-Salvador, J.A. (2023). Implications for the global tuna fishing industry of climate change-driven alterations in productivity and body sizes. Global Planet. Change 222: 104055. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104055, more
  • Rodrigues, A.R.; Floeter, S.R.; Gomes, V.; Ferrari, D.S.; Giglio, V.J.; Silva, F.C.; Liedke, A.M.R.; Ferreira, C.E.L.; Howell, K.; Gasalla, M.A. (2023). Integrated ecosystem assessment around islands of the tropical South Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1001676. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1001676, more
  • Sink, K.J.; Adams, L.A.; Franken, M.-L.; Harris, L.R.; Currie, J.; Karenyi, N.; Dayaram, A.; Porter, S.; Kirkman, S.; Pfaff, M.; Van Niekerk, L.; Atkinson, L.J.; Bernard, A.; Bessinger, M.; Cawthra, H.; de Wet, W.; Dunga, L.; Filander, Z.; Green, A.; Herbert, D.; Holness, S.; Lamberth, S.; Livingstone, T.; Lück-Vogel, M.; MacKay, F.; Makwela, M.; Palmer, R.; Van Zyl, W.; Skowno, A. (2023). Iterative mapping of marine ecosystems for spatial status assessment, prioritization, and decision support. Front. Ecol. Evol. 11: 1108118. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1108118, more
  • Ostle, C.; Landschützer, P.; Edwards, M.; Johnson, M.; Schmidtko, S.; Schuster, U.; Watson, A.J.; Robinson, C. (2022). Multidecadal changes in biology influence the variability of the North Atlantic carbon sink. Environ. Res. Lett. 17(11): 114056. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac9ecf, more
  • Tittensor, Derek P.; Novaglio, Camilla; Harrison, Cheryl S.; Heneghan, Ryan F.; Barrier, Nicolas; Bianchi, Daniele; Bopp, Laurent; Bryndum-Buchholz, Andrea; Britten, Gregory L.; Büchner, Matthias; Cheung, William W. L.; Christensen, Villy; Coll, Marta; Dunne, John P.; Eddy, Tyler D.; Everett, Jason D.; Fernandes-Salvador, Jose A.; Fulton, Elizabeth A.; Galbraith, Eric D.; Gascuel, Didier; Guiet, Jerome; John, Jasmin G.; Link, Jason S.; Lotze, Heike K.; Maury, Olivier; Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly; Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano; Petrik, Colleen M.; du Pontavice, Hubert; Rault, Jonathan; Richardson, Anthony J.; Shannon, Lynne; Shin, Yunne-Jai; Steenbeek, Jeroen; Stock, Charles A.; Blanchard, Julia L. (2021). Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems. Nat. Clim. Chang. 11(11): 973-981. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01173-9, more
  • Astarloa, A.; Glennie, R.; Chust, G.; García-Barón, I.; Boyra, G.; Martinez, U.; Rubio, A.; Louzao, M. (2021). Niche segregation mechanisms in marine apex predators inhabiting dynamic environments. Diversity Distrib. 27(5): 799-815. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13229, more
  • Mayor, D.J.; Gentleman, W.C.; Anderson, T.R. (2020). Ocean carbon sequestration: particle fragmentation by copepods as a significant unrecognised factor? BioEssays 42(12): 2000149. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.202000149, more
  • Pedreschi, D.; Niiranen, S.; Skern-Mauritzen, M.; Reid, D.G. (2023). Operationalising ODEMM risk assessment for Integrated Ecosystem Assessment scoping: Complexity vs. manageability. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 1037878. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1037878, more
  • Valle, M.; Ramirez-Romero, E.; Ibaibarriaga, L.; Citores, L.; Fernandes-Salvador, J.A.; Chust, G. (2024). Pan-Atlantic 3D distribution model incorporating water column for commercial fish. Ecol. Model. 490: 110632. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110632, more
  • Howell, K.L.; Bridges, A.E.; Graves, K.P.; Allcock, L.; la Bianca, G.; Ventura-Costa, C.; Donaldson, S.; Downie, A.L.; Furey, T.; McGrath, F.; Ross, R. (2022). Performance of deep-sea habitat suitability models assessed using independent data, and implications for use in area-based management. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 695: 33-51. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14098, more
  • Pereira Gabellini, A.; Mariani, P.; Christensen, A. (2023). Population connectivity and dynamics in early-life stages of Atlantic fish communities. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1141726. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1141726, more
  • Rosa, J.; Matos, T.; da Silva, D.; Reis, C.; Dias, C.; Konno, T.; Dias de Almeida Fernandes, L. (2023). Seasonal changes in the size distribution of copepods is affected by coastal upwelling. Diversity 15(637): 1-17. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15050637, more
  • Graves, K.P. (2022). The application of habitat suitability modelling to mapping VME distribution in the deep sea to inform spatial management. MSc Thesis. University of Plymouth: Plymouth. 114 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.24382/876, more
  • Ostle, C.; Paxman, K.; Graves, C.A.; Arnold, M.; Artigas, L.F.; Atkinson, A.; Aubert, A.; Baptie, M.; Bear, B.; Bedford, J.; Best, M.; Bresnan, E.; Brittain, R.; Broughton, D.; Budria, A.; Cook, K.; Devlin, M.; Graham, G.; Halliday, N.; Hélaouët, P.; Johansen, M.; Johns, D.G.; Lear, D.; Machairopoulou, M.; McKinney, A.; Mellor, A.; Milligan, A.; Pitois, S.; Rombouts, I.; Scherer, C.; Tett, P.; Widdicombe, C.; McQuatters-Gollop, A. (2021). The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool: a digital tool to increase the discoverability and usability of plankton time-series data. ESSD 13(12): 5617-5642. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5617-2021, more
  • Ferrari, D.S.; Nunes, L.T.; Jones, K.L.; Ferreira, C.E.L.; Floeter, S.R. (2024). Thermal tolerance as a driver of reef fish community structure at the isolated tropical Mid-Atlantic Ridge Islands. Mar. Environ. Res. 199: 106611. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106611, more
  • Baco, A.R.; Ross, R.; Althaus, F.; Amon, D.; Bridges, A.E.H.; Brix, S.; Buhl-Mortensen, P.; Colaço, A.; Carreiro-Silva, M.; Clark, M.R.; Du Preez, C.; Franken, M.-L.; Gianni, M.; Gonzalez-Mirelis, G.; Hourigan, T.; Howell, K.; Levin, L.A.; Lindsay, D.J.; Molodtsova, T.N.; Morgan, N.; Morato, T.; Mejia-Mercado, B.E.; O’Sullivan, D.; Pearman, T.; Price, D.; Robert, K.; Robson, L.; Rowden, A.A.; Taylor, J.; Taylor, M.; Victorero, L.; Watling, L.; Williams, A.; Xavier, J.R.; Yesson, C. (2023). Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from imagery. PeerJ 11: e16024. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16024, more
  • Silva, F.C.; Floeter, S.R.; Lindegren, M.; Quimbayo, J.P. (2023). Warming-induced changes in reef fish community traits in the Southwestern Atlantic transition zone. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 710: 107-123. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14288, more
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