Fundamental questions and applications of sclerochronology: Community-defined research priorities

Tamara Trofimova; Stella J. Alexandroff; Madelyn J. Mette; Elizabeth Tray; Paul G. Butler; Steven E. Campana; Elizabeth M. Harper; Andrew L.A. Johnson; John R. Morrongiello; Melita Peharda; Bernd R. Schöne; Carin Andersson; C. Fred T. Andrus; Bryan A. Black; Meghan Burchell; Michael L. Carroll; Kristine L. DeLong; Bronwyn M. Gillanders; Peter Grønkjær; Daniel Killam; Amy L. Prendergast; David J. Reynolds; James D. Scourse; Kotaro Shirai; Julien Thébault; Clive Trueman; Niels de Winter

doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106977

Fundamental questions and applications of sclerochronology: Community-defined research priorities

Tamara Trofimova^*
, Stella J. Alexandroff
, Madelyn J. Mette
, Elizabeth Tray
, Paul G. Butler
, Steven E. Campana
, Elizabeth M. Harper
, Andrew L.A. Johnson
, John R. Morrongiello
, Melita Peharda
, Bernd R. Schöne
, Carin Andersson
, C. Fred T. Andrus
, Bryan A. Black
, Meghan Burchell
, Michael L. Carroll
, Kristine L. DeLong
, Bronwyn M. Gillanders
, Peter Grønkjær
, Daniel Killam

Amy L. Prendergast, David J. Reynolds, James D. Scourse, Kotaro Shirai, Julien Thébault, Clive Trueman, Niels de Winter

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Horizon scanning is an increasingly common strategy to identify key research needs and frame future agendas in science. Here, we present the results of the first such exercise for the field of sclerochronology, thereby providing an overview of persistent and emergent research questions that should be addressed by future studies. Through online correspondence following the 5th International Sclerochronology Conference in 2019, participants submitted and rated questions that addressed either knowledge gaps or promising applications of sclerochronology. An initial list of 130 questions was compiled based on contributions of conference attendees and reviewed by expert panels formed during the conference. Herein, we present and discuss the 50 questions rated to be of the highest priority, determined through an online survey distributed to sclerochronology community members post the conference. The final list (1) includes important questions related to mechanisms of biological control over biomineralization, (2) highlights state of the art applications of sclerochronological methods and data for solving long-standing questions in other fields such as climate science and ecology, and (3) emphasizes the need for common standards for data management and analysis. Although research priorities are continually reassessed, our list provides a roadmap that can be used to motivate research efforts and advance sclerochronology toward new, and more powerful, applications.

Original language	English
Article number	106977
Number of pages	18
Journal	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Volume	245
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106977
Publication status	Published - 30 Oct 2020

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This project was initiated following discussions and suggestions within the PAGES ECN (Past Global Changes Early-Career Network), and this paper is therefore a product of PAGES and the PAGES ECN. We would like to thank the organizing committee of the 5th International Sclerochronology Conference, which provided a framework and platform to initiate the survey. We thank Stefania Milano for contribution to the initial list of questions. Many thanks to all survey participants without whose responses this manuscript would not have been possible. We thank three anonymous reviewers and the managing editor, Steve Mitchell, for significant comments which improved the manuscript.

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Trofimova, T., Alexandroff, S. J., Mette, M. J., Tray, E., Butler, P. G., Campana, S. E., Harper, E. M., Johnson, A. L. A., Morrongiello, J. R., Peharda, M., Schöne, B. R., Andersson, C., Andrus, C. F. T., Black, B. A., Burchell, M., Carroll, M. L., DeLong, K. L., Gillanders, B. M., Grønkjær, P., ... de Winter, N. (2020). Fundamental questions and applications of sclerochronology: Community-defined research priorities. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 245, Article 106977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106977

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