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Other Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (MBON) Locations

  • Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (MBON)– coming soon!
  • Florida Keys MBON
  • Santa Barbara Channel MBON (SBCMBON)

Related Arctic Monitoring Programs

  • Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP)
  • Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO)
  • Russian American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA)

Other Arctic Science Groups

  • Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group (CBird)
  • Pacific Arctic Group (PAG) 

AMBON Study Area

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A team of multi-disciplinary scientists are monitoring marine biodiversity in the U.S Arctic waters of the  Chukchi Sea. The  study stations (red circles) are shown together with the main water mass flow (arrows).

Arctic Ecosystem

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The Arctic ecosystem has 3 main ecosystem realms: the sea ice provides habitat for small organisms and supports larger megafauna; the pelagic system includes both important primary producers and grazers; and the well-developed benthic system helps drive a complex food web.

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