European marine omics biodiversity observation network: a strategic outline for the implementation of omics approaches in ocean observation

作者：Ioulia Santi, Odette Beluche, Mélanie Beraud, Pier Luigi Buttigieg, Raffaella Casotti, Cymon J. Cox, Michael Cunliffe, Neil M Davies, Oihane Díaz de Cerio, Katrina Exter, Anne Emmanuelle Kervella, Georgios Kotoulas, Rune Lagaisse, Arnaud Laroquette, Bruno Louro, Fabrice Not, Matthias Obst, Christina Pavloudi, Julie Poulain, Kim Præbel, Jan Vanaverbeke, Nicolas Pade · 发表于：Frontiers in Marine Science · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.3389/fmars.2023.1118120 · 被引用次数：22 · 研究领域：Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology、Marine and coastal ecosystems、Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Marine ecosystems, ranging from coastal seas and wetlands to the open ocean, accommodate a wealth of biological diversity from small microorganisms to large mammals. This biodiversity and its associated ecosystem function occurs across complex spatial and temporal scales and is not yet fully understood. Given the wide range of external pressures on the marine environment, this knowledge is crucial for enabling effective conservation measures and defining the limits of sustainable use. The development and application of omics-based approaches to biodiversity research has helped overcome hurdles, such as allowing the previously hidden community of microbial life to be identified, thereby enabling a holistic view of an entire ecosystem’s biodiversity and functioning. The potential of omics-based approaches for marine ecosystems observation is enormous and their added value to ecosystem monitoring, management, and conservation is widely acknowledged. Despite these encouraging prospects, most omics-based studies are short-termed and typically cover only small spatial scales which therefore fail to include the full spatio-temporal complexity and dynamics of the system. To date, few attempts have been made to establish standardised, coordinated, broad scaled, and long-term omics observation networks. Here we outline the creation of an omics-based marine observation network at the European scale, the European Marine Omics Biodiversity Observation Network (EMO BON). We illustrate how ...