Joint session on "Shifting trophic networks along the Arctic land-coast-ocean continuum" of FACE-IT, ECOTIP and CHARTER at ASSW2023
Friday, December 9th, 2022
By Simon Jungblut
The three cluster projects working on biodiversity in connection with cryosphere loss, FACE-IT, ECOTIP and CHARTER, will host a joint session at the Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 in Vienna. The coordinators of three “sibling projects”, Kai Bischof (FACE-IT), Marja Koski (ECOTIP) ,and Bruce Forbes (CHARTER) teamed up for the session:
ID:27 – Shifting trophic networks along the Arctic land-coast-ocean continuum
Rain-on-snow-events, thawing permafrost soil, retreating glacier fronts and decreasing sea ice are manifests of cryosphere reduction, which will significantly alter Arctic ecosystem functions and related services. Complex trophic interactions from primary producers to apex predators and, ultimately, food provision to humans, have established in Arctic social-ecological systems and may experience considerable re-structuring due to shifts in biodiversity and productivity. Trophic networks and their interaction with environmental factors connect terrestrial, coastal and ocean systems, allowing for a bidirectional exchange of nutrients and energy. The EU H2020 Projects CHARTER, ECOTIP and FACE-IT invite all types of contributions from the natural and social sciences dealing with marine or terrestrial biodiversity changes that have implications to trophic networks and their related social-ecological systems. Understanding shifts in exchange processes along the land-coast-ocean continuum and their overall implications to ecosystems and human livelihoods, including farming, hunting, fisheries and tourism are of particular relevance to conservation and management needs for Arctic resources.