The alarming termination rate of long-term monitoring programmes in Europe is hindering the detection of ecosystem change in the ocean. Existing programmes must be linked and data shared.
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Duarte, C., Cebrián, J. & MARBÀ, N. Uncertainty of detecting sea change. Nature 356, 190 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/356190a0
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