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Jean-Pierre Gattuso and the EPOCA consortium
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Jean-Pierre Gattuso and the EPOCA consortium
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EPOCA - European Project on OCean Acidification
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• EPOCA is the European research initiative on
  ocean acidification
• 4-year long FP7 project more than 100 PIs from
  27 institutes and 9 European countries
• Total budget 15.9 M, EU contribution 6.5 M
• Four research themes
• Theme 1 Changes in ocean chemistry and
  biogeography (past and present)
• Theme 2 Biological and ecosystem responses,
  acclimation and adaptation (including cold-water
  corals)
• Theme 3 Biogeochemical impacts and feedbacks
  (modeling)
• Theme 4 Synthesis, dissemination and outreach
  (tipping points)

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What is ocean acidification?
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When CO2 invades sea water bicarbonates
concentration increases carbonate
concentration decreases CaCO3 saturation state
(O) decreases a small part of the bicarbonate
formed dissociates into carbonates H (ocean
acidification)
Redrawn from Körtzinger
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Southern Ocean perspective
Jim Orr, CEA/IAEA
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Thecosome Pteropods

• Important ecological role
• Important food source for marine predators
  (zooplanctons, salmons, herrings, wales,)
• Can replace krill in the Southern Ocean
• Carbon pump in the Southern Ocean
• Mucus web

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Perturbation experiments (LOV-IAEA)
Steeve Comeau, PhD Student, Univ. Paris 6
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Two items in the first call of FP7(Dec. 2006)
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• Ocean acidification and its consequences
  (ENV.2007.1.1.3.1). Funding scheme collaborative
  projects (large-scale integrating projects)
• Dynamic of marine ecosystem in a changing
  environment (ENV.2007.2.2.1.4.). Funding scheme
  collaborative projects (large-scale integrating
  projects)

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Time line
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• July 2006 first discussions with Jim Orr
• September 2006, Villefranche-sur-mer meeting of
  the 10 core partners
• November 2006 visit to BXL (J.-P. Gattuso and C.
  Heinze)
• 22 December 2006 call for proposals
• January 2007, Gif-sur-Yvette meeting of the core
  partners
• February 2007, Salzau meeting of all PIs
• March 2007 planning group finalizes proposal
• 2nd May 2007 submission
• 31 October 2007 start negotiation
• February 2008 end negotiation
• 1st May 2008 project launch (4 years)
• 10-13 June 2008 kickoff meeting (Nice)
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European Project on OCean Acidification
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• 27 partner institutions (29 laboratories)
• 105 permanent scientists
• Planning group
  
• Jelle Bijma (AWI, Germany)
• Jean-Pierre Gattuso (coordinator, CNRS,
  France)
• Marion Ghelen (LSCE, France)
• Ulf Riebesell (IFM-GEOMAR, Germany)
• Carol Turley (PML, United Kingdom)
• Budget
• EU contribution 6.5 M
• Total budget 16 M
• May 2008-May 2012

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Consortium 27 institutions, 100 PIs
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Overall goals
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• Improve the understanding of the past and present
  spatio-temporal changes of ocean acidification
  due to increasing CO2 uptake.
• Determine the impacts of ocean acidification on
  marine biota, their physiology, ecosystems, the
  potential for acclimation and adaptation, impacts
  on elemental cycling and production of
  climate-relevant gases.
• Improve understanding of future changes in ocean
  chemistry and biogeochemical feedbacks in terms
  of hotspots, uncertainties, and thresholds. It
  will also improve the description of the carbon
  cycle in coupled ocean-climate models. The key
  element cycles investigated are carbon, nitrogen,
  sulfur and iron.
• Synthesize information on tipping points.

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Overall strategy
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Theme 1 Changes in ocean chemistry and
biogeography (J. Bijma)
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• WP2 Past variability of ocean chemistry
  (paleoreconstruction) (H. Elderfield)
• WP3 Present-day observations of ocean chemistry
  and biogeography (T. Tyrrell)

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Theme 2 Ecosystem impacts, acclimation and
adaptation (U. Riebesell)
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• WP4 Sensitivity of calcification (D.
  Iglesias-Rodriguez)
• WP5 Sensitivity of autotrophic processes (A.
  Engel)
• WP6 Performance reproduction and growth (H.-O.
  Pörtner)
• WP7 Microbial diversity and activity, in
  particular nitrogen cycling (J. Middelburg)
• WP8 Impact on trophic interactions (F. Thingstad)
• WP9 From process studies to ecosystem models
  (cross-cutting with theme 3)(A. Oschlies)

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Theme 3 Biogeochemical impacts and feedbacks (J.
Orr)
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• WP10 Future changes of ocean carbonate chemistry
  (F. Joos)
• WP11 Biogeochemical impacts (M. Gehlen)
• WP12 Assessment and Earth system feedbacks (F.
  Joos)

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Theme 4 Synthesis, dissemination and outreach
(C. Turley)
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• WP13 Uncertainties, risks and thresholds (C.
  Turley)
• WP14 Dissemination, exploitation and management
  of knowledge (C. Turley)
• WP15 Data management (R. Schlitzer)
• WP16 Training (P. Saugier)

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National, EU and international cooperation
(letters of support)
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• National projects BOOM, PeECE, PEACE...
• EU projects
• NoE MARBEF and EUR-OCEANS
• IPs CARBOOCEAN and SESAME
• Proposals submitted to the other ocean
  acidification item DYNAMO, HiSEAS, GLO-COAST,
  MEECE.
• Proposals submitted to other items EuroSITES
• ERC proposals CABICC, ECOTOC, MED-CORALS
• International IGBP programs IMBER, LOICZ, SOLAS
• US programs US Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering
  Group, Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry, NOAA
  Climate Program Office, NOAA Marine Fisheries
  Service, NSF Chemical Oceanography Division
• International Scientific Advisory Panel K.
  Caldeira, V. Fabry, R. Feely, J. A. Kleypas and
  K. Lee

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National, EU and international cooperation
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• EPOCA is endorsed by LOICZ (Land-Ocean
  Interactions in the Coastal Zone)

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Advertisements
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• ESF Ocean Acidification Strategic Workshop, Las
  Palmas, 28-30 January 2009 (invitation only
  chair Jelle Bijma)
• 2nd Meeting The Ocean in a High CO2 World,
  Monaco, 6-8 October (chair Jim Orr)
• Next International ASLO meeting, Nice, 25-29
  January 2009
• Biogeosciences special issue on the 3rd Bergen
  mesocosm experiment. Transparent and open review
  process check out www.biogeosciences.net
• Another Biogeosciences special issue for
  contributions of the Monaco meeting
• blog on ocean acidification oceanacidification.wo
  rdpress.com/

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Budget
Total budget 15.9 M
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Distribution of EU contribution
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US initiatives
OCB Ocean Acidification Workshop to promote
collaborative research, Scripps, 9-11 Oct
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Overarching activities
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• Data Management
• Training and Education
• Outreach and Dissemination of Knowledge

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Data Management (WP 15)
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• EPOCA Data Management Team Observation Data
  Manager and Model Data Manager
• Collection, quality control, and publication of
  data
• Protection of intellectual property rights (input
  from IPR panel)
• Two major types of data
  (1) Direct measurements
  from Themes 1 and 2 (e.g. proxy data, water
  column data, data from mesocosms and laboratory
  experiments)
  (2) Model outputs from Themes 2 and 3 (e.g.,
  4-D velocity and tracer fields, material fluxes,
  various biogeochemical and ecological parameter
  estimates).
• Data handled according to the EPOCA Data Policy
• Data storage World Data Center for Marine
  Environmental Sciences (WDC-MARE)
• EPOCA Data Portal (first version November 2008)
• Meta-information available on the EPOCA web site
  www.epoca-project.eu

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Training and Education (WP 16)

• Training of young scientists high
  priority(through courses, workshops, secondments,
  school projects)
• Training workshops on paleo-reconstruction
  methods, marine carbon biogeochemistry and
  perturbation experiments (open to non-EPOCA
  scientists whenever possible)
• Pedagogical educational projects with a strong
  scientist-teacher-pupil interaction
• Educational package for secondary school teachers
  (PSIEP, Carboschools)

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Outreach and Dissemination of Knowledge
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• Presentation of project results (critical
  thresholds, risks and pathways to CO2 emission
  reduction) to business leaders, organisations and
  the general public
• Scientific results communicated directly to
  expert groups, committes, policy-makers, media
  and via the Reference User Group (RUG) of
  targeted stake-holders (WWF, Rolls Royce,
  Greenpeace etc.)
• RUG
  user
  related issues (type of data and products useful
  to managers, policy advisors and politicians,
  format and nature of key messages, dissemination
  procedures feedback key information
  into their own sector or parent organisation
• EPOCA will produce a final synthesis report for
  policy-makers in a suitable language

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Advisory Panels
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• International Scientific Advisory Panel (ISAP)
• Panel for Protection, Dissemination and
  Exploitation of Knowledge
• Gender Panel

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International Scientific Advisory Panel
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• Right from the start, planning group decided to
  have an active connection with non-EU projects
  and scientists
• K. Caldeira, V. Fabry, D. Feely, J. Kleypas and
  K. Lee
• ISAP will inform the SSC and EB on initiatives
  outside the EU, funding opportunities and
• advise on collaborations and joint research

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Panel for Protection, Dissemination and
Exploitation of Knowledge
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• Composition P. Burkill, C. Hauri (students
  representative) R. Schlitzer (chair) and M.
  Weinbauer.
• EPOCA Data Policy.
• Gives recommendations to the EB on data and
  information exchange (in a timely and efficient
  manner).
• Oversees the data management and intervenes in
  case of conflict.

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Gender Panel
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• Composition D. Iglesias-Rodriguez (chair), K.
  Six and A. Merico
• EPOCAs Gender Action Plan
• make recommendations on relevant gender
• issues related to recruitment of EPOCA
  staff
• monitor how special needs for female
• researchers are being taken into account in
  the
• various training and research activities.

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Management Structure
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• Executive Board
• Members General Assembly (MGA)
• Scientific Steering Committee (SSC)

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EPOCA Consortium Bodies
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Members General Assembly (MGA)
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• Composition One representative from each partner
  institution
• any major change in the scientific plans
• any major budget reallocation between partners
• any alteration of the Consortium Agreement
• the acceptance of new Contractors as well as any
  exclusion of Contractors
• any premature completion or termination of the
  project

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Scientific Steering Committee (SSC)
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• Composition Theme and WP leaders Christoph
  Heinze
• acting on the initiative of the Executive Board
  (EB) on issues related to fulfilling the
  scientific objectives
• assessing scientific progress against the
  objectives and, when necessary, making
  recommendations to the EB
• approving all reports and implementation plans to
  the European Commission
• providing advice on any call for and evaluation
  of new contractors, participants or partners that
  might be needed to finalize the projects
  objectives
• linking with the International Scientific
  Advisory Panel

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Executive Board (EB)
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• Composition Theme leaders Coordinator
• ensuring that adequate management is in place to
  monitor the science and perform quality control
  of deliverables
• enforcing decisions of the MGA
• ensuring the preparation of reports and work plan
  
• informing the SSC about project progress, any
  problems and risks encountered and any change in
  strategy
• ensuring that the Coordination executes the
  distribution of funds as required to reach the
  objectives of the project

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Decision making structure
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Overall tasks of the Project Office
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• ensure that the project runs in compliance with
  the requirements of the contract (administrative,
  
• operational and scientific aspects)
• it acts upon decisions taken by the EB, the SSC
  and the MGA

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Project Office Service to the Consortium
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• At LOV and OOV
• F. Berthier, European projects engineer, CNRS
• Lina Hansson, Project manager
• Anne-Marin Nisumaa, Webmaster/Observational data
  
• manager
• Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Scientific coordinator
• Admin support staff of LOV and OOV
• At CNRS regional headquarters (M.-F.
  Grenier-Loustalot)
• Hélène Faradji and Anne-Lise Garnier, Office of
  contracts
• Sandra Pittavino, Finances
• Laurence Schlosser, Human resources
• John Pusceddu, Communication
• At CNRS main headquarters
• INSU (P. Monfray)
• Press office
• ...

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Tasks of the Project Manager (Lina)
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• assist the Coordinator by being the overall
  contact person towards
• the Commission and the intermediary between the
  partners and the
• Commission
• prepare agendas, attend and act as secretary for
  all EB, SSC and
• MGA meetings
• communicate all decisions regarding the
  implementation of the
• scientific work to the Theme and Work Package
  leaders
• work in close collaboration with the Theme and
  Work package
• leaders collecting all formal research and
  training plans and progress
• reports for the presentation in the EB and SSC
• assist in developing scientific reports and
  implementation plan to the
• Commission
• monitoring of partners adherence to the
  Consortium Agreement (CA)
• coordinate and run the day-to-day administrative
  and financial tasks
• control that financial contributions are
  transferred to contractors on
• time
• assist for project communication, meeting and
  workshops, as well as any action for training and
  dissemination purposes.

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Tasks of the Communication Manager (Anne-Marin)
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• design the EPOCA website (http//epoca-project.eu/
  ) and update it regularly
• maintain on a daily basis the blog on ocean
  acidification (http//oceanacidification.wordpress
  .com/)
• ensure frequent communication within the
  consortium through the web site as well as the
  already existing
• Google discussion group that is restricted to
  EPOCA
• partners
• assist the leaders of WPs 14 (Dissemination,
  exploitation and management of knowledge C.
  Turley)
• and 15 (Data management R. Schlitzer), and help
  for
• dissemination, web-based data management and
• training activities

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Specific responsibilities
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• Each partner
• to perform and fulfill all of its obligations
  under the GA and the CA
• to notify the Coordinator and the appropriate
  Work Package Leader(s) promptly of any
  significant information, fact, problem and delay
  likely to affect the success of the Project
• to ensure the accuracy of any information or
  materials it supplies to the other Parties
• to inform other Parties of relevant
  communications it receives from Third Parties in
  relation to the Project
• to abide by the decisions of the MGA and the EB

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Responsibilities
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• WP Leaders
• coordination and delivery of work within their WP
  
• checking the quality of WP deliverables and
  reports
• report to their respective theme leaders
• Theme Leaders
• coordination and delivery of work within their
  Theme ie coordinating all activities and WP
  within their Theme, checking the delivery and
  quality of deliverables, integrating all work
  within their Theme and ensuring communication
• contribute to the planning, integration and
  fulfillment of their Theme research tasks into
  overarching and transversal WP so as to fulfill
  the overall EPOCA integrated scientific objectives

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Key meetings
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• Kick-off Meeting
• General Assembly once a year
• Scientific Steering Committee at least
  quarterly
• Executive Board at least twice a year