Scientific foundations of the partnership

Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST)

The NSF-BEST program focuses on understanding the impacts of changing sea-ice conditions on the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of the ecosystem and human resource use activities.

• (BEST Program implementation plan (2005) | Request a printed copy

Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (BSIERP)

BSIERP focuses on understanding key processes regulating the production, distribution and abundance of marine organisms in the Bering Sea, especially marine mammals, seabirds, and fish, and how they may respond to natural and human-induced influences, particularly those related to climate change and its economic and sociological impacts.

• NPRB Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (2006)
• Integrated ecosystem research programs such as BSIERP are based on NPRB’s Science Plan (2005)

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