Working Group 1
Improving knowledge on MFC and its drivers
WG1 mainly involved scientists from the various disciplines that measure or predict MFC.
This WG compiled and compared MFC information from a wide range of taxa, eco-regions and methods, with the aim of providing a general conceptual and methodological framework to integrate data across disciplines.
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To this aim, WG1 main tasks were:
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Critically evaluate the current state of knowledge on MFC (including at the sea-continent interface)
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Review and collate MFC data from all disciplines
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Identify critical gaps and bottlenecks in MFC knowledge
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Compile present knowledge on the impacts of environmental stressors on MFC and on its evolution in the face of global change
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Investigate the role of inter-specific interactions in controlling MFC,
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2. Improve the theoretical framework for evaluating MFC by unifying concepts and approaches across disciplines,
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3. Improve the technical framework for assessing MFC by integrating data across disciplines,
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4. Seek to produce comprehensive standardized MFC descriptors, applicable to diverse taxa, regions and habitats and encompassing the lifetime movements of marine organisms.
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