Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) Science Plan

Natural Sciences

The Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) Science Plan was developed during community workshops in 2002 and 2003, with the support of the National Science Foundation. The BEST science plan outlines an inter-disciplinary research initiative to improve the understanding of the effects of climate variability, at multiple temporal and spatial scales, on the marine ecosystems of the eastern Bering Sea.

Download a pdf of the BEST Natural Science Plan from the ARCUS web-site.

Email ARCUS to request a hard copy of the BEST Science Plan.

Social Sciences

To complement the BEST natural science plan and to capitalize on interest in collaborations among resident communities, natural and social scientists, a committee was organized to formulate a social science plan for the Bering Sea in early winter 2004, with support from the NSF Arctic Social Sciences Program. An outline of a social science, including the concerns and research interests of Bering Sea community liaisonswas drafted in the fall 2004, and subsequently developed into a draft science plan entitled Sustaining the Bering Ecosystem.

Download a pdf of the Draft BEST Social Science Plan from the ARCUS web-site (January 2006).

Email ARCUS your comments concerning the Draft BEST Social Science Plan.

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Last modified: 2004-07-14