MarinBasis-Disko (39660)

Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) is an interdisciplinary monitoring program that monitors effects of climate variation and change in Greenland. The program is a Danish/Greenlandic contribution to the international work of providing scientifically based knowledge on climate change and their effects, especially in the Arctic and especially in Greenland. The project is part of a large number international program, project and network contexts and in addition contributes data and knowledge of the work under several of the Arctic Council's working groups, including Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP).

Specifically MarinBasis-Disko will focus on:
1) Seasonal variation in physical / chemical parameters, light, temperature, salinity, pH and inorganic carbon, as well as the link to the planktonic food network, from bacteria via phytoplankton and zooplankton to fish larvae.
2) The variability in oceanography and phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll) along 3 transects laid in the bay and 3 stations located outside Disko Bay.
3) Macroalgae distribution and growth.
4) Impact of potential climate change on the suspended material in water column.

Partners
National Institute of Aquatic Resources, DTU Aqua (coordinator)
University of Copenhagen, Denmark (coordinator)
Aarhus University, Denmark

Funding
The project is funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. 

Research area: Oceanography