The Census of Marine Life pilot project PATTERNS

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The Census of Marine Life pilot project PATTERNS AND PROCESSES OF THE ECOSYSTEMS OF

The Census of Marine Life pilot project PATTERNS AND PROCESSES OF THE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE NORTHERN MIDATLANTIC www. mar-eco. no

International Steering Group Norwegian Core Group Component themes: Demersal nekton, DN Public Outreach Group

International Steering Group Norwegian Core Group Component themes: Demersal nekton, DN Public Outreach Group Support projects: Pelagic nekton, PN Data mining Technology Methods Environment Epibenthos Zooplankton, Z • bathymetry, substrate • oceanography

International Steering Group and Secretariat Component projects: DN 4 DN 2 DN 3 Support

International Steering Group and Secretariat Component projects: DN 4 DN 2 DN 3 Support projects: Z 1 PN 1 DN 1 Public Outreach Group Technology Methods Z 4 PN 2 Seabird & mammal study Data mining Z 2 Environment • bathymetry, substrate • oceanography National Consortia (UK, Norway, Germany, USA? )

Organisation and priority of components 1 Z 1 PN 1 DN 1 DN 2

Organisation and priority of components 1 Z 1 PN 1 DN 1 DN 2 DN 4 Seabird & mammal study DN 3 PN 2 Z 4 Z 2 2 3

Component projects Zooplankton studies: Co-ordinators: Olafur Asthorsson, Ulf Båmstedt Z 1: Distribution, abundance, and

Component projects Zooplankton studies: Co-ordinators: Olafur Asthorsson, Ulf Båmstedt Z 1: Distribution, abundance, and species composition of zooplankton in cross-frontal and cross-ridge transects of the mid-Atlantic Ridge. PIs: Tone Falkenhaug, Webjørn Melle (Norway) Z 2: Feeding behaviour and swimming mode of gelatinous zooplankton and nekton. PIs: Ulf Båmstedt (Sweden), Marsh Youngbluth (USA) Z 4: Trophic structure of major copepods, euphausids and fish larvae across the mid-Atlantic Ridge. PI: Asthor Gislasson (Iceland)

Pelagic nekton studies: Co-ordinators: Uwe Piatkowski, Olav Rune Godø PN 1: Longitudinal and latitudinal

Pelagic nekton studies: Co-ordinators: Uwe Piatkowski, Olav Rune Godø PN 1: Longitudinal and latitudinal changes in mesopelagic/ bathypelagic nektonic fauna (fish, cephalopods and crustaceans) along MAR. PIs: Uwe Piatkowski (Germany), Tracey Sutton (USA) PN 2: Interactions of mesopelagic and bathypelagic fauna with the benthopelagic community associated with MAR seamounts/ slopes. PI: Åge Høines (Norway), Bernd Christiansen (Germany). Associated study (PN 3): Cetacean and seabird distribution, migration and behaviour (Skov, Nøttestad, Waring)

Demersal nekton studies: Co-ordinator: Franz Uiblein DN 1: Distribution patterns and species composition of

Demersal nekton studies: Co-ordinator: Franz Uiblein DN 1: Distribution patterns and species composition of demersal fishes in relation to habitat variability on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. PIs: Franz Uiblein (Austria), Ingvar Huse (Norway). DN 2: Spatial genetic structure of deep-sea fish from the North Atlantic. PI: A. Rus Hoelzel (UK) DN 3: Epibenthic and Benthopelagic (Demersal) Invertebrate communities, distribution and ecology. PI: David Billett (UK). DN 4: Life history studies of demersal fishes. PI: Maurice Clarke (Irel. )