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FMAP  

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  • The Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) is a network of scientists within the Census of Marine Life trying to understand the past, present and future of marine life. FMAP has a strong emphasis on statistical modeling of patterns derived from biological data, with a focus on data synthesis, often by means of meta-analysis. FMAP attempts to describe and synthesize globally changing patterns of species abundance, distribution, and diversity, and to model the effects of fishing, climate change and other key variables on those patterns. This work is done across ocean realms and with an emphasis on understanding past changes and predicting future scenarios. History & Current Developments FMAP grew out of a workshop held in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) in June 2002. Representatives of the all major elements of the Census of Marine Life participated in this initial event and continue to contribute as the vision of FMAP evolves into a working program. Funding from the Sloan Foundation was in place as of the spring of 2003. Aside from predictions, FMAP will contribute to the Census of Marine Life in several key ways. Models are needed to design sampling programs and to synthesize data in order to understand what lived in the oceans in the past and what lives in the oceans today. These synthetic models can then be used to predict what will live in the oceans in the future. Moreover, modeling can help define the limits of knowledge: what is known, what is unknown but knowable, and what is likely to remain unknowable. (en)

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/64b616f2-ce19-4314-ab74-7f0ac7cb269d

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