Natural variability and human induced change in Antarctic nearshore marine benthic communities - Parent Metadata Record

The natural world is a mosaic of different habitats and biological communities; the tiles of this mosaic may be small but the patterns formed can be measured at many scales from metres to thousands of kilometres. Understanding these patterns is important to protecting biodiversity. We will identify major scales of variability in Antarctic coastal habitats, biological communities and processes that create them. We will also document scales of impacts caused by humans in Antarctica and potential impacts of future climate change driven by key processes (changes in sea-ice). This information will contribute to environmental management to protect Antarctic coastal ecosystems.This record is the parent record for all metadata records relating to ASAC project 2201. See the child metadata records for access to the data arising from this project.See the project link for a full listing of personnel involved in this project.

自然界是由各类生境与生物群落构成的镶嵌体；该镶嵌体的组成斑块尺寸虽小，但所形成的格局可在从米级至数千公里的多尺度下被度量。明晰此类格局对于生物多样性保护具有重要意义。本研究将明确南极沿岸生境、生物群落及其塑造过程的主要变异尺度，同时记录人类活动在南极地区造成的影响尺度，以及由核心过程（海冰（sea-ice）变化）驱动的未来气候变化所产生的潜在影响。本研究所得信息将为南极沿岸生态系统的保护与环境管理提供支撑。本元数据记录为所有与ASAC项目2201相关的元数据记录的父级记录。可通过子级元数据记录获取本项目产生的相关数据。可通过项目链接查看本项目参与人员的完整名单。