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Synthesis Group
Full Census
•Census Digest Book
•Census Review Article
•Regional Synthesis Volume
•CoML Web pages
•Other Products
Synthesis Group
Across Projects
•Cross Project Syntheses
Within Projects
•Synthesis articles
•Contributed chapters
•Other products
•Web pages
Role of
Synthesis
Group
Synthesis Group
Education &
Outreach
(Broad scope)
Science
Policy
(Meryl Williams)
Cluster A. Synthesis Group-Led Products
1. The “Census Digest Book”
• National Geographic?
• Cambridge University Press?
• Snelgrove Sabbatical
2. The “Census Review Article”
• Discussions with Nature
• Follow up needed after Long Beach
3. The “Project Contributed Chapter Book”
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Alasdair McIntyre editing
Contract with Wiley Blackwell
Outline of book
Outline of chapters
4. The “Regional Synthesis Collection”
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Griffiths, DuRand
Miloslavich
Outlines, visualization
PLoS One
Synthesis Group
Synthesis Group
Cluster B: Synthesis Group-Overseen Products
The Cross-Project Synthesis Products
Type of Product
Leader
Funding
Diversity Topics
1. Complete list of named species
(WoRMS collaboration)
Ward Appeltans, OBIS (for its
E. Vanden Berghe part)
2. Marine species pages for 240,000
species (EOL collaboration)
E. Vanden Berghe OBIS (for
its part)
3. Barcodes for 50K+ species – broad
taxonomy (Barcode of Life collaboration)
Dirk Steinke
MARBOLD
4. An updated “leafy” evolutionary tree of
marine life (Barcode of Life collaboration)
Dirk Steinke
MARBOLD
5. Global species richness: Estimating
hotspots & total global biodiversity…
6. Interactions among multiple drivers of
change of marine coastal biodiversity
D. Tittensor,
SYNTHESIS
E. Vanden Berghe
L .Benedetti-Cecchi, NaGISA
Camilo Mora
7. A synthesis macroscope to focus on
changes in polar biodiversity
V. Wadley
SYNTHESIS
8. Sampling biodiversity at the regional
scale
Sara Ellis
GoMA
Type of Product
Leader
Funding
Distribution Topics
9. Range maps marine species
E. Vanden Berghe,
SYNTHESIS
Pat Halpin
10. New global biogeographies of marine
life
Mark Costello
SYNTHESIS
11. Oceanographic basis of marine
predator movements
Ian Jonsen,
Barb Block
SYNTHESIS
12. Meta-analysis of bio-physical
relationships between seabed species/
assemblages and the environment
Roland Pitcher, SYNTHESIS
Peter Lawton
Abundance Topics
13. New estimates of biomass --trophic or
species levels
14. Estimates of changes in animal size
distribution
Elva Escobar,
Gil Rowe
Boris Worm
SYNTHESIS
FMAP
Cross-cutting Topics: Diversity + Distribution + Abundance
16. Nearshore biodiversity: What can
the past reveal about the future?
17. The roles of rare taxa
Tom Trott
NaGISA
Mitch Sogin,
SYNTHESIS
Linda Amaral Zettler
18. Towards a first global synthesis of
biodiversity, biogeography & ecosystem
function in the deep sea (SYNDEEP)
Eva RamírezLlodra
SYNTHESIS
19. Changing oceans–roles of
fisheries, climate, etc.
Boris Worm
FMAP
20. What has been lost?
Andy Solow,
Woollcott Smith
SYNTHESIS
21. Census technologies for a
“transparent ocean”
Ed Urban
SCOR TP
22. Animals as ocean sensors in the global Barbara Block
oceans
SCOR TP
23. Developing new tag technologies –
Integrating marine animal tracking
products from TOPP & POST
SCOR TP
George Jackson,
Barb Block, Ron
O’Dor
Cluster C: Synthesis Group-Advised Products
The Project & Cross-Project
Synthesis Products
1. Individual Project Synthesis Products: M. DuRand to monitor.
2. Individual Regional Synthesis Products: P. Miloslavich
to oversee with assistance from Secretariat.
3. Census “Impact Assessment” Fred Grassle & Myriam Sibuet to lead.
4. Essays on “Limits to Knowledge” of marine life. Jesse Ausubel &
Nancy Knowlton to lead.
5. Glossy Census of Marine Life 2010 printed and web-based report
Sara Hickox, Darlene Crist, Jesse Ausubel (with Terry Collins) to lead.
Cluster C: Synthesis Group-Advised Products
The Project & Cross-Project
Synthesis Products
6. Updated Websites for all Census Projects S. Hickox & D. Crist to
oversee.
7. National Geographic Census Products
S. Hickox, D. Crist, P. Halpin to
lead.
• Wall & Digital Maps
• BBC, National Geographic, and CBC television documentaries
• Photo Exhibition, National Geographic Flagship Store
• Alphabet Book of Marine Life (final title TBD, National Geographic) N.
Knowlton to lead.
8. Census Symposium and Celebration: 2010 in London K. Yarincik &
S. Hickox to oversee.
9. Policy/Stakeholder Briefing M. Williams to lead.
Risk Assessment Issues
Synthesis Group
• Primary books are reliant on single individuals – Snelgrove,
McIntyre
• Timely access to information
• Projects & cross-project teams delivering products on time
• NRIC Synthesis
•important to not leave out key regions
•delivery of chapters on time
Future Scenarios
Synthesis Group
Ocean
JESSE AUSUBEL
by
JESSE
AUSUBEL
February 2009 Synthesis Workshop, Queen Mary
Issue: Goals for Plenary Sessions
Synthesis Group
Synthesis Plan and Status – All Products
Synthesis Group
Report on Cross- Project Syntheses
Synthesis Group
Top 10 Reasons to Finish Products on Time
10. Those pesky, pleading emails will stop coming.
9. No product, no glory.
8. Synthesis Group could hire goons to “persuade” authors.
7. World could end after October 2010.
6. You don’t want to be on the “Census II” blacklist.
5. We’re counting on you and don’t want to be disappointed.
4. “Synthesis” is the new buzzword.
3. You’re scientists, and like to be heard.
2. Fame, fame, fame.
1. Gold star on Census Calendar.