Documents of the MONS Programme

Here you will find overview documents, annual plans, the basic MONS document, etc...

This basis is decisive for what happens in the higher trophic levels and therefore the 'carrying capacity of the ecosystem'.

What is the current situation and how is the benthos community developing in the longer term?

A North Sea ecosystem without fish is simply unthinkable, and the condition of the fish community is directly indicative of the condition of the North Sea as a whole.

Much is still unknown about whether and how migratory bats use offshore wind farms.

What is the carrying capacity of the North Sea for this species group and how is it influenced by pressure factors such as offshore wind, fishing, mariculture but also climate change?

It is unknown for most species which mechanisms at sea drive changes in population size and growth.

The connection between the transitions and 'autonomous' developments on the one hand and the natural values ​​and other ecosystem services on the other hand cannot be understood or predicted without a mathematical modeling approach.