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SIBER Science Plan and Implementation Strategy Pr e f a c e The Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (SIBER) Science Plan and Implementation Strategy described in this document are motivated by the need to understand the role of the Indian Ocean in global biogeochemical cycles and the interaction between these cycles and marine ecosystem dynamics. This understanding is required to predict the impacts of climate change, eutrophication and harvesting on the global oceans and the Earth System and is fundamental to policy makers for the development of management strategies for the globally important Indian Ocean. The improved understanding that SIBER will bring to the characterization and prediction of fundamental biogeochemical and ecological processes also has strong relevance to the ecology and people of the islands and continental rim communities of the region. The SIBER program reflects the importance placed on these issues by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP), the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS). SIBER has been developed with the approval of the Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) project and the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS), providing strong relevancies to the High Level Objectives of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, which span across the generic themes of marine hazards, climate change, ecosystem health and environmental management. SIBER also has strong links with the Indian Ocean Panel (IOP) sponsored by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) programs, and the Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS) Resources Forum (IRF), both under the auspices of IOGOOS. The Science Plan and Implementation Strategy builds upon concepts and strategies formulated and discussed at the first SIBER Conference convened in Goa, India in October 2006 (Hood et al., 2008; Hood et al., 2007) involving more than 200 participants, and the second SIBER Workshop also convened in Goa, India in November 2007 (Hood et al., 2008) with 30 participants. Both meetings included scientists from Indian Ocean rim nations, Europe and North America. The information and ideas from these meetings have been condensed into six major themes, each of which identifies key issues and priority questions that need to be addressed in the Indian Ocean. This document will be supplemented by more detailed plans for specific aspects of the program as it progresses. Two SIBER web sites have been established to provide program updates on a regular basis (http://www.imber.info/SIBER.html and http://www.incois.gov.in/Incois/siber/siber.jsp). The SIBER Science Plan is ambitious and very broad. It encompasses biogeochemical research from the continental margins to the deep sea and trophic levels ranging from phytoplankton to top predators including fish and humans. It should be emphasized that this plan is intended to provide scientific themes for different countries to consider as potential research foci in the Indian Ocean. This approach is necessary in order to accommodate the broad (and often regional) interests of many countries that seek to pursue research in the Indian Ocean. We encourage scientists from all relevant fields to collaborate and implement the SIBER Science Plan to ensure that major questions about the Indian Ocean and Earth System are addressed in a fully integrated manner. 4
SIBER Science Plan and Implementation Strategy SIBER St e e r i n g Co m m i t t e e, Ja n u a r y 2011 Shiham Adam Greg Cowie Hiroshi Kitazato Timothy Rixen Adnan Al-Azri Catherine Goyet Michael Landry Dwi Susanto Lynnath Beckley Raleigh Hood Wajih Naqvi David Vousden Mitrasen Bhikajee Somkiat Khokiattiwong M. Ravichandran Jerry Wiggert Ex-of f i c i o, r e p r e s e n t i n g SIBER p a t r o n s IMBER IOGOOS UNESCO-IOC Perth Regional Programme Office 5
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