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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” • • • • Alasdair McIntyre editing Contract with Wiley Blackwell Outline of book Outline of chapters 4. The “Regional Synthesis Collection” • • • • 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.