OBSERVING AND MAPPING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS – NEXT GENERATION TOOLS
HORIZON.2.6HORIZON-RIAID: 101081642
EC Contribution
€86,121
Consortium Size
23 orgs
▶Summary
OBAMA-NEXT aims to develop a toolbox for generating accurate, precise and relevant information characterising marine ecosystems and their biodiversity. This will be achieved by integrating new/emerging technologies, including remote sensing, eDNA, optical instruments and citizen science, with existing marine monitoring techniques for improving our capacity to describe ecosystem function and biodiversity with higher spatial and temporal resolution. The project will contribute to shaping next generation monitoring programs and defining Essential Ocean/Biodiversity Variables (EOVs/EBVs). Stakeholders will be involved from the onset of the project to identify products needed in an iterative co-creating and specification process. These specifications will guide the application of algorithms, including advanced statistical analyses and artificial intelligence, which combine and translate different data sources into information products (i.e., maps and indicators) to fulfil stakeholders’ needs. Routines for visualisation and methods for uncertainty assessment are also important components of the toolbox development. The toolbox will be evaluated and improved based on 12 selected Learning Sites (LS), representing diverse ecosystems and data sources within the four European regional seas. The applicability of the information products, compiled with the toolbox on LS data, will be evaluated as input to models for predicting biodiversity and as support for environmental and biodiversity policies. The project will also assess the usefulness of the products with respect to the EU objective of designating an ecologically coherent MPA network and the applicability of C-burial rates in angiosperm habitats for carbon offsetting and Nationally Determined Contributions. OBAMA-NEXT will strengthen Europe’s capability in acquiring and utilising biological ocean observations for better management of marine resources through strong public outreach and active stakeholder communication.
Consortium (23)
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
coordinator🇩🇰 AALBORG UNIVERSITETDK
partner AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
partner🇩🇪 ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNGDE
partner CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
partner🇪🇸 FUNDACION AZTI - AZTI FUNDAZIOAES
partner🇬🇷 HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCHGR
partner🇫🇮 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTOFI
partner🇫🇷 INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MERFR
partner🇧🇪 INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE BELGIQUEBE
partner🇧🇬 INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY BASBG
partner🇷🇴 INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE MARINA GRIGORE ANTIPARO
partner🇮🇹 ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALEIT
partner🇫🇮 LUONNONVARAKESKUSFI
partner🇳🇴 NORSK INSTITUTT FOR VANNFORSKNING STINO
partner🇵🇹 SCITATION - SCIENCE COMMUNICATION,UNIPESSOAL LDAPT
partner🇮🇹 STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRNIT
partner🇳🇱 STICHTING DELTARESNL
partner🇫🇮 SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUSFI
partner🇪🇪 TARTU ULIKOOLEE
partner🇬🇧 THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSGB
partner🇫🇷 UNIVERSITE DU LITTORALFR
partner🇬🇧 WCMC LBGGB
partnerProject Results (72)
Source: CORDIS, the EU research results database.
▶Publications (63)
Challenges for carbon crediting in Zostera marina (eelgrass) meadows
Hilary Kennedy, Carmen Leiva-Dueñas, Catherine E. Lovelock, Dorte Krause-Jensen
Integrating eDNA and acoustic-trawl data to provide small pelagic biomass estimates for fish stock assessment
Cristina Claver, Beatriz Sobradillo, Iñaki Mendibil, Oriol Canals, Guillermo Boyra, Leire Ibaibarriaga, Ryan P Kelly, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta
Species distribution modeling with expert elicitation and Bayesian calibration
Karel Kaurila, Sanna Kuningas, Antti Lappalainen, Jarno Vanhatalo
Time series analysis of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax across Northern European waters
Kristof Moeller, Hans H. Jakobsen, Anette Engesmo, Bengt Karlson, Jacob Carstensen
A marine and salt marsh sediment organic carbon database for European regional seas (EURO-CARBON)
Anna Elizabeth Løvgren Graversen, Christian Lønborg, Anna Maria Addamo, Sidsel Gurholt Pedersen, Silvia Chemello, Irene Alejo, Eugenia T. Apostolaki, Maria E. Asplund, William E.N. Austin, Dimitar B
Advancing ecological assessment: towards the integration of eDNA metabarcoding into an estuarine fish index
Mukesh Bhendarkar, Oriol Canals, Carlos Jurado, Iñaki Mendibil, Ainhize Uriarte, Angel Borja, Naiara Rodríguez‐Ezpeleta
Best Practices for Optimization of Phytoplankton Analysis in Natural Waters Using <scp>CytoSense</scp> Flow Cytometers
Clémentine Gallot, Zéline Hubert, Lumi Haraguchi, Hedy Aardema, Luis Felipe Artigas, Amel Bellaaj Zouari, Arnaud Cauvin, Raffaella Casotti, Véronique Créach, Georges Dubelaar, Alexandre Epinoux, G
Blooms of filamentous cyanobacteria reduce zooplankton quality and pelagic food web efficiency
Tharindu Bandara, Sonia Brugel, Danny Chun Pong Lau, Iveta Jurgensone, Evelina Griniene, Andrius Garbaras, Laurynas Butkus, Laurynas Bučinskas, Emil Fridolfsson, Jacob Carstensen, Agneta Andersson
Bridging the gap between marine science and policy: communicating for an informed society and decision-making
Angel Borja, Julie Bremner, Kathrin Kopke, Sigi Gruber, Martin Alessandrini, Alice Estrela, Erasmia Kastanidi, Miguel C. Leal, María C. Uyarra, Michael Elliott
Carbon storage of seagrass ecosystems may experience tipping points in response to anthropogenic stress - a modeling perspective
Vasilis Dakos, Antoine Le Vilain, Elisa Thebault, Teresa Alcoverro, Jordi Boada, Eduardo Infantes, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Núria Marbà, Oscar Serrano, Salvatrice Vizzini, Eugenia T. Apostolaki
Chlorophyll-a estimations in complex coastal waters from space — A new optimization method by spatially resolved scaling factors
Andreas Holbach, Sanjina Upadhyay Stæhr, Peter Anton Upadhyay Stæhr, Stiig Markager
Contrasting Dynamics and Biotic Association Networks in Estuarine Microbenthic Communities Along an Environmental Disturbance Gradient
Leire Garate, Anthony A. Chariton, Ion L. Abad‐Recio, Andrew Bissett, Anders Lanzén
Decadal changes in phytoplankton functional composition in the Eastern English Channel: possible upcoming major effects of climate change
Zéline Hubert, Arnaud P. Louchart, Kévin Robache, Alexandre Epinoux, Clémentine Gallot, Vincent Cornille, Muriel Crouvoisier, Sébastien Monchy, Luis Felipe Artigas
Detection of Phaeocystis globosa in the Belgian coastal waters with hyperspectral PACE/OCI satellite data
· 2025DOI
Héloïse Lavigne, Kevin Ruddick, Quinten Vanhellemont, Dimitry Van der Zande, Dieter Vansteenwegen
Diverging Relationships Between Acidification and Hypoxia off the Changjiang Estuary
Yanyi Miao, Bin Wang, Jacob Carstensen, Dewang Li, Xiao Ma, Qianwen Sun, Zhongsheng Xu, Haiyan Jin, Jie Xu, Jiangning Zeng, Feng Zhou, Jianfang Chen
Environmental Variables Influence on Spatial Distribution of Bacterial Communities Across the English Channel in Two Main Productive Seasons
Luen‐Luen Li, Nicolas Delatre, Zéline Hubert, Luis Felipe Artigas, Sébastien Monchy
Estimating underwater light attenuation from space – A spectral approach for case 2 marine waters
Andreas Holbach, Sanjina Upadhyay Stæhr, Peter Anton Upadhyay Stæhr, Stiig Markager
Exploring the Regional Diversity of Eukaryotic Phytoplankton in the English Channel by Combining High‐Throughput Approaches
Zéline Hubert, Luis Felipe Artigas, Luen‐Luen Li, Claire Dédécker, Sébastien Monchy
From pictures to numbers: Multi-species seabird surveys using drone imagery and neural networks
Mie P. Arnberg, Are Charles Jensen, James Sample, Arnt-Børre Salberg, Kasper Hancke, Hege Gundersen, Sindre Molværsmyr
Genetic Differentiation in <i>Mytilus</i> Populations Across Climatic Zones in Greenland
M. Zbawicka, L. Bach, J. Kotta, A. Kaasik, K. Herkül, M. Małachowicz, R. Wenne
Genetic structure of invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi populations in temperate northern European waters is consistent with a southern North Sea overwintering refuge
Lskow, Florian; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm
Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss
Johannes R. Krause, Clint Cameron, Ariane Arias-Ortiz, Miguel Cifuentes-Jara, Steve Crooks, Martin Dahl, Daniel A. Friess, Hilary Kennedy, Kiah Eng Lim, Catherine E. Lovelock, Núria Marbà, Karen J.
Individual migratory patterns of the critically endangered Balearic shearwater: A multi-colony and multi-year study in the NE Atlantic
Marina Ramírez-Bal, Isabel García-Barón, David García, José Manuel Arcos, Gemma Carrasco, Patrick Lewin, Karine Delord, Maite Louzao
Integrating Regulating Ecosystem Services in Marine Conservation Planning
Louise Forsblom, Susanna Jernberg, Harri Kuosa, Kirsi Kostamo, Camilla Gustafsson, Elina A. Virtanen
Linking coastal cultural ecosystem services to human well-being and leisure preferences: insights from the Baltic Sea region
Agnese Reke, Anda Ruskule, Liisi Lees, Jonne Kotta, Kristina Veidemane, Anneliis Kõivupuu, Kristjan Herkül, Robert Aps, Holger Jänes, Francisco R. Barboza
Marine ecosystem extent and condition pilot accounts for Finland
Elina Virtanen, Louise Forsblom, Liisa Saikkonen, Susanna Jernberg, Markku Viitasalo, Soile Kulmala
Monitoring cyanobacteria blooms with complementary measurements – a similar story told using high-throughput imaging, optical sensors, light microscopy, and satellite-based methods
Kaisa Kraft, Lumi Haraguchi, Heidi Hällfors, Sanna Suikkanen, Pasi Ylöstalo, Sami Kielosto, Annaliina Skyttä, Lauri Laakso, Martti Honkanen, Mati Kahru, Jukka Seppälä
Multiscale phytoplankton dynamics in a coastal system of the eastern English Channel: the Boulogne-sur-Mer coastal area
Kévin Robache, Zéline Hubert, Clémentine Gallot, Alexandre Epinoux, Arnaud P. Louchart, Jean-Valéry Facq, Alain Lefebvre, Michel Répécaud, Vincent Cornille, Florine Verhaeghe, Yann Audinet, Laur
Plankton do not care: Minimal effects of ocean liming on plankton growth and grazing in the Eastern Mediterranean
Claudia Traboni, Ariadna C. Nocera, Filomena Romano, Justine Courboulès, Christos Chantzaras, Iordanis Magiopoulos, Selene Varliero, Daniela Basso, Paraskevi Pitta
Predicting historical oxygen deficiency areas in the western Baltic Sea: A multi-model approach
Sarah Piehl, Jacob Carstensen, Thomas Neumann, Clarissa Vock
Recommendations for strengthening blue carbon science
Martin Dahl, Paul S. Lavery, Inés Mazarrasa, Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Maria F. Adame, Stephen Crooks, Carlos M. Duarte, Daniel A. Friess, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Carmen Leiva-Dueñas, Catherine E. Love
Shifts in habitat suitability for harbour porpoises leads to reduced importance of marine protected areas
Floris van Beest, Jacob Carstensen, Rune Dietz, Jacob Nabe-Nielsen, Signe Sveegaard, Jonas Teilmann
Spatially Explicit Model to Disentangle Effects of Environment on Annual Fish Reproduction
Ilaria Pia, Elina Numminen, Lari Veneranta, Jarno Vanhatalo
Temporal variability of phytoplankton biomass and algae blooms in the open Black Sea
Oleg Yunev, Jacob Carstensen, Vyacheslav Suslin, Vladimir Belokopytov, Ludmila Stelmakh, Elena Zhuk
The Basque Coast Estuarine Sediment Gene Catalogue
Ion L. Abad-Recio, Verena Rubel, Sabine Filker, Leire Garate, Thorsten Stoeck, Ramiro Logares, Anders Lanzén
The Spatiotemporal Variability of Marine Plankton Ecosystem Services at the Regional Scale: A Combined Approach Using a Systematic Review and Network Analysis
Luca Russo, Daniele Bellardini, Raffaella Casotti, Priscilla Licandro, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi, Arantza Murillas, Isabella Percopo, Diana Sarno, Domenico D’Alelio
The use of Atlantic seascapes for marine protected areas planning in the context of the marine biological diversity of areas beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
Anabitarte, Asier; Astarloa, Amaia; Garcia-Barón, Isabel; Valle, Mireia; Chust, Guillem; Galparsoro, Ibon; Mateo, Maria; Arrizabalaga, Haritz; Eguíluz, Víctor M.; Martinez-Vicente, Victor; Fernandes-Salvador, Jose A.
Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Marine Research, Fisheries and Environmental Management
Jose A. Fernandes‐Salvador, Angel Borja, Asier Anabitarte, Igor Granado, Xabier Lekunberri, Yolanda Sagarminaga, Oriol Canals, Anders Lanzen, Mihailo Azhar, Jonne Kotta, Henn Ojaveer, Anna Spinosa, Ari‐Pekka Jokinen, Lumi Haraguchi, Sanjina Upadhyay Stæhr, Aritz Pérez, Iñaki Inza, Sebastian Villasante, Gabriela A. Oanta, Catarina N. S. Silva, Rachel Tiller, Julian Lilkendey
Trophy constrains the temperature effect on ciliate species turnover rates
Hansen, J. L. S.; Altenburger, A.; Haraguchi, L.; Carstensen, J.; Jakobsen, H. H.
Contrasting Diversity Patterns Using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures Deployed in Pelagic vs. Benthic Environments
Ernesto Villarino, Anders Lanzen, Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, Inaki Mendibil, Ángel Borja, Iñigo Muxika, Joxe Mikel Garmendia, Xabier Irigoien, Guillem Chust
DNA-based marine benthic assessment methods can perform as morphological ones, but an intercalibration is needed
Angel Borja, Anders Lanzén, Iñigo Muxika
Environmental DNA for Aquatic Monitoring: Impact of Diel Vertical Migration
Verena Trenkel, Mohamed Y. Zanni, Daniela Sint, Robin Faillettaz, Pascal Lorance, Camille Albouy
Getting the errors right: The importance of partitioning sources of uncertainty for ecological indicators
Carstensen, Jacob; Murray, Ciaran J.; Lindegarth, Mats
Individual migratory patterns of the critically endangered Balearic shearwater: a multi-colony and multi-year study in the NE Atlantic
Ramirez-Bal, Marina; Garcia-Baron, Isabel; García, David; Arcos, Jose Manuel; Carrasco, Gemma; Lewin, Patrick; Delord, Karine; Louzao, Maite
Innovative and practical tools for monitoring and assessing biodiversity status and impacts of multiple human pressures in marine systems
Borja, Angel; Berg, Torsten; Gundersen, Hege; Hagen, Anders Gjørwad; Hancke, Kasper; Korpinen, Samuli; C. Leal, Miguel; Luisetti, Tiziana; Menchaca, Iratxe; Murray, Ciaran; Piet, GerJan; Pitois, Sophie; Rodríguez‑Ezpeleta, Naiara; Sample, James E.; Talbot, Elizabeth; Uyarra, María C.
Integrative approach to monitoring metazoan diversity and distribution in two Mediterranean coastal sites through morphology and organismal eDNA
Iole Di Capua, Fabiana Luise, Gianpaolo Zampicinini, Vittoria Roncalli, Ylenia Carotenuto, Roberta Piredda
Methodology for prioritizing marine environmental pressures under various management scenarios in the Black Sea
Luminita Lazar, Alina Spanu, Laura Boicenco, Andra Oros, Nicoleta Damir, Elena Bisinicu, Valeria Abaza, Adrian Filimon, George Harcota, Oana Marin, Elena Pantea, Florin Timofte, Oana Vlas, Samuli Korpinen
Monitoring water molds in northern Baltic rivers and salmon : Applicability of eDNA methods to detect Saprolegnia parasitica in river environments
· 2024
Härkönen, Laura S.; Iso-Touru, Terhi; Kinnula, Hanna; Rask, Marjukka; Korkea-aho, Tiina
Quantifying bivalve phytoplankton depletion in a eutrophic system: an integrated approach
Daniel Taylor, Hans Jakobsen, Maren Moltke Lyngsgaard, Miroslaw Darecki, Mortimer Werther, Marie Maar, Camille Saurel
Sustainability Meets Information Technologies: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives
Andrés Felipe Valderrama Pineda, Iva Ridjan Skov, Hanaa Dahy, Jamal Jokar Arsanjani, Ida Maria Bonnevie, Tom Børsen and Maurizio Teli
Temporal variability of coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi blooms in the open Black Sea: Evaluation by satellite data (1998–2020)
Oleg Yunev, Jacob Carstensen, Vyacheslav Suslin, Vladimir Belokopytov, Snejana Moncheva, Ludmila Stelmakh, Laura Boicenco, Oana Vlas
The NEREA Augmented Observatory: an integrative approach to marine coastal ecology
Lucia Campese, Luca Russo, Maria Abagnale, Adriana Alberti, Giancarlo Bachi, Cecilia Balestra, Daniele Bellardini, Angela Buondonno, Ulisse Cardini, Ylenia Carotenuto, Giovanni Checcucci, Maria Luisa Chiusano, Isabella D’Ambra, Giuliana d’Ippolito, Iole Di Capua, Vincenzo Donnarumma, Angelo Fontana, Marta Furia, Denisse Galarza-Verkovitch, Roberto Gallia, Karine Labadie, Serena Leone, Priscilla Licandro, Antonio Longo, Maira Maselli, Louise Merquiol, Carola Murano, Pedro H. Oliveira, Augusto Passarelli, Isabella Percopo, Aude Perdereau, Roberta Piredda, Francesca Raffini, Vittoria Roncalli, Hans-Joachim Ruscheweyh, Ennio Russo, Maria Saggiomo, Chiara Santinelli, Diana Sarno, Shinichi Sunagawa, Ferdinando Tramontano, Anna Chiara Trano, Marco Uttieri, Patrick Wincker, Gianpaolo Zampicinini, Raffaella Casotti, Fabio Conversano, Domenico D’Alelio, Daniele Iudicone, Francesca Margiotta, Marina Montresor
The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Updated Opportunities for Action
· 2024DOI
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Eliza Northrop, Oliver S. Ashford, Thierry Chopin, Jessica Cross, Carlos Duarte, Steve Gaines, Tess Geers, Stefan Gössling, Peter Haugan, Mark Hemer, Jennifer Howard, Claire Huang
The Portuguese man-of-war: Adrift in the North Atlantic Ocean
Luis Ferrer, Yolanda Sagarminaga, Ángel Borja, Mikel Nogues, María José Alegre, María Santos, Guillermo Boyra, Paula Álvarez, Beatriz Beldarrain, Raúl Castro, Gaizka Bidegain, Manuel González, Marta Revilla, Izaskun Zorita, Oihana Solaun, Almudena Fontán,
Patterns in the plankton – Spatial distribution and long-term variability of copepods on the Agulhas Bank
Huggett, J.A.; Noyon, M.; Carstensen, J.; Walker, D.R.
Survey of Automatic Plankton Image Recognition: Challenges, Existing Solutions and Future Perspectives
Tuomas Eerola, Daniel Batrakhanov, Nastaran Vatankhah Barazandeh, Kaisa Kraft, Lumi Haraguchi, Lasse Lensu, Sanna Suikkanen, Jukka Seppälä, Timo Tamminen, Heikki Kälviäinen
The blue carbon of southern southwest Atlantic salt marshes and their biotic and abiotic drivers
Paulina Martinetto, Juan Alberti, María Eugenia Becherucci, Just Cebrian, Oscar Iribarne, Núria Marbà, Diana Montemayor, Eric Sparks & Raymond Ward
Toward phytoplankton parasite detection using autoencoders
Bilik, S; Batrakhanov, D; Eerola, T; Haraguchi, L; Kraft, K; Van den Wyngaert, S; Kangas, J; Sjoqvlst, C; Madsen, K; Lens, L; Kalvalnen, H; Horak, K
Using long-term data series to design adequate protected areas that ensure the conservation of inconspicuous small petrel species
Andrés De la Cruz, Jorge M Pereira, Vitor H Paiva, Jaime A Ramos, Nuno Oliveira, Hany Alonso, Camilo Saavedra, José Antonio Vázquez, Isabel García‐Barón, José Manuel Arcos, Gonzalo M Arroyo
Drone and ground-truth data collection, image annotation and machine learning: A protocol for coastal habitat mapping and classification
MethodsXDOI
Kvile, Kristina Øie; Poulsen, Robert Nøddebo Poulsen; Sample, James Edward; Salberg, Arnt-Børre; Ghareeb, Medyan Esam; Buls, Toms; Bekkby, Trine; Hancke, Kasper
EuropaBON EBV workflow templates
Lumbierres, M., Abecasis, D., Alcaraz-Segura, D., Alison, J., Álvarez-Presas, M., Anderle, M., Avci, F., Bajocco, S., Baldo, M., Beja, P., Bergamini, A., Bergami, C., Blanco-Aguiar, J. A., Boada, J., Bonn, A., Borges, P., Borgwardt, F., Borja, A., Breeze,
Machine Learning Applications for Fisheries—At Scales from Genomics to Ecosystems
Kuehn, Bernhard; Cayetano, Arjay; Fincham, Jennifer I.; Moustahfid, Hassan; Sokolova, Maria; Trifonova, Neda; Watson, Jordan T.; Fernandes-Salvador, Jose A.; Uusitalo, Laura
Method development for mapping kelp using drones and satellite images: Results from the KELPMAP-Vega project
Hege Gundersen, Kasper Hancke, Arnt-Børre Salberg, Robert N. Poulsen, Toms Buls, Izzie Liu, Medyan Ghareeb, Hartvig Christie, Maia R. Kile, Trine Bekkby, Karoline S. Arvidsson, Kristina Ø. Kvile
▶Deliverables (8)
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Data Management Plan
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▶Other Results (1)
Periodic Reporting for period 1 - OBAMA-NEXT (OBSERVING AND MAPPING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS – NEXT GENERATION TOOLS)