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Lane M. Atmore, Magie Aiken, Fabricio Furni
Summary: Recent research suggests that human impacts on marine ecosystems have a longer history than previously thought, and it is important to adopt a threshold framework to understand these interactions, considering system-wide changes in human culture, ecosystem dynamics, and molecular evolution. Research approaches should focus on exploring past thresholds and providing key insights for future adaptation. It is crucial to contextualize research efforts within a framework that recognizes human society as integral to ecology and evolution in order to achieve ecological and societal goals for the future.
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Simon F. Thrush, Judi E. Hewitt, Rebecca V. Gladstone-Gallagher, Candida Savage, Carolyn Lundquist, Teri O'Meara, Amanda Vieillard, Jenny R. Hillman, Stephanie Mangan, Emily J. Douglas, Dana E. Clark, Andrew M. Lohrer, Conrad Pilditch
Summary: Marine ecosystems are susceptible to tipping points, especially in the coastal zones. Elevated turbidity can lead to the decoupling of ecosystem processes in estuaries, reducing their capacity for denitrification. The significance of managing multiple stressors and preserving or increasing the abundance of shellfish has been highlighted.
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(2021)
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E. A. Fulton, K. Sainsbury, P. Noranarttragoon, D. Leadbitter, D. J. Staples, J. Porobic, Y. Ye, R. Phoonsawat, N. Kulanujaree
Summary: Multispecies, multigear fisheries are common in most ecosystems, especially in tropical ecosystems and emerging economies. However, fishery science has mostly focused on single-species perspectives, ignoring the trophic link among species and the technical interaction between gears. This disconnects management objectives from the context of the ecosystem or socioecological system. This paper demonstrates how aggregate production models can estimate system-level fishery reference points for multispecies fisheries, and highlights the importance of considering ecosystem state and management objectives for sustainability.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Biology
Peter L. Tyack, Len Thomas, Daniel P. Costa, Ailsa J. Hall, Catriona M. Harris, John Harwood, Scott D. Kraus, Patrick J. O. Miller, Michael Moore, Theoni Photopoulou, Enrico Pirotta, Rosalind M. Rolland, Lori H. Schwacke, Samantha E. Simmons, Brandon L. Southall
Summary: This article advocates for a new approach to assess the cumulative risk of multiple stressors on protected wildlife populations within ecosystems. Studying mechanistic pathways can help prioritize stressors and interpret their interactions. Integrating methods from the human health field into ecosystem management can protect wildlife populations and prevent species extinction.
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M. Clavero, A. Garcia-Reyes, A. Fernandez-Gil, E. Revilla, N. Fernandez
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(2023)
Review
Oceanography
Courtney Scarborough, Zoe Welch, Jono Wilson, Mary G. Gleason, Vienna R. Saccomanno, Benjamin S. Halpern
Summary: This article highlights the importance of historical ecology in understanding the dynamics of California's marine and coastal ecosystems. It synthesizes historical data on population abundance of key species and habitats, revealing the significant role humans have played in shaping these systems over time. The article emphasizes the value of historical information in informing future conservation and sustainable management decisions.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
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Christian Simeoni, Elisa Furlan, Hung Vuong Pham, Andrea Critto, Silvia de Juan, Ewan Tregarot, Cindy C. Cornet, Erik Meesters, Catarina Fonseca, Andrea Zita Botelho, Torsten Krause, Alicia N'Guetta, Fabiola Espinoza Cordova, Pierre Failler, Antonio Marcomini
Summary: Cumulative impacts are increasingly posing threats to marine and coastal ecosystems. Efforts have been made in the research community to design and test various methodological approaches and tools for evaluating the complex interactions among multiple pressures affecting these ecosystems. However, there is a limited implementation of advanced complex system methods for cumulative risk assessment and a lack of integrated approaches and tools for understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of marine and coastal ecosystems' response to multiple pressures.
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(2023)
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Bianca Possamai, David J. Hoeinghaus, Alexandre M. Garcia
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MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Elena Gissi, Elisabetta Manea, Antonios D. Mazaris, Simonetta Fraschetti, Vasiliki Almpanidou, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Marta Coll, Giuseppe Guarnieri, Elena Lloret-Lloret, Marta Pascual, Dimitra Petza, Gil Rilov, Maura Schonwald, Vanessa Stelzenmuller, Stelios Katsanevakis
Summary: Climate change is a key driver of change in marine ecosystems globally, while local human stressors can interact with and modify its effects. Understanding the combined effects of climate change and local stressors on marine ecosystems is crucial for management and planning, but knowledge in this area is currently fragmented.
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Quentin Nogues, Pierre Bourdaud, Emma Araignous, Ghassen Halouani, Frida Ben Rais Lasram, Jean-Claude Dauvin, Francois Le Loc'h, Nathalie Niquil
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ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Fisheries
Yvette A. M. Pedretti, Belinda J. J. Robson
Summary: Coastal embayments have been vital for humans for a long time, but threshold changes in these areas before scientific study have been largely ignored. The emerging field of marine historical ecology has integrated multiple disciplines to improve understanding of past ecosystem conditions and assist in realistic environmental restoration goals.
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Elizabeth Macpherson, Stephen C. Urlich, Hamish G. Rennie, Adrienne Paul, Karen Fisher, Laura Braid, Jill Banwell, Julia Torres Ventura, Eric Jorgensen
Summary: The study found important lessons for implementing ecosystem-based marine management, such as accepting regulatory fragmentation, providing effective resourcing, respecting Indigenous rights, and avoiding conflation with conventional approaches. Viewing EBM as a dynamic process of dialogue, negotiation, and adjustment can enable cross-government collaboration and community buy-in.
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Stephen C. Urlich, Jazmynn L. Hodder-Swain
Summary: Many estuaries, including Brooklands Lagoon/Te Riu o Te Aika Kawa in Christchurch, New Zealand, are facing challenges from sea-level rise, coastal hardening, and unsustainable catchment activities. Poor integration of management plans and implementation further deteriorate the ecological health of estuaries. However, the upcoming resource management and local government reform provide an opportunity to protect and restore these estuaries.
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(2022)
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Oceanography
Stephen C. Urlich, Faye R. White, Hamish G. Rennie
Summary: Facing the declining ocean health and marine biodiversity, changes are needed in marine management arrangements. These changes can occur through planned legislative and institutional reform by central government, as well as through unplanned processes driven by court decisions or local actions. This study examines the interplay between central government, regional authorities, and Indigenous Ma over bar ori in protecting and managing marine biogenic habitats in New Zealand, highlighting the need for institutional improvements and the increasing involvement of Indigenous peoples in managing marine ecosystem health.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Judi E. E. Hewitt, Carolyn J. J. Lundquist, Conrad A. A. Pilditch, Simon F. F. Thrush, Stephen C. C. Urlich
Summary: This article identifies four barriers to the effective use of science in coastal management in New Zealand, including misunderstandings, timing of information delivery, uncertainty surrounding the information, and top-down constraints. The authors emphasize the importance of collective efforts from society and highlight the role of ecological and systems education.
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Ha-Kyung Kim, In-Hwan Cho, Eun-A Hwang, Young-Hyo Kim, Jeong-Suk Moon, Bae-Kyung Park, Baik-Ho Kim
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(2024)
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Tianhang Gao, Jia Tian, Chuan Huang, Hongyu Wu, Xing Xu, Changjian Liu
Summary: This study explores the microcontainer transport service and route selection problem within the context of a new transportation corridor. A multiobjective planning model is established to minimize transportation cost, time, and carbon emissions. The findings demonstrate that the New Western Land and Sea Corridor is appealing for time-sensitive cargoes and can enhance economic benefits with supportive policies.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Oceanography
Jintao Ma, Zhengjie Wu, Mengqian Guo, Qiuguang Hu
Summary: With the deepening of economic globalization and regional economic integration, marine fisheries are becoming increasingly connected to national strategic interests and economic vitality. It is necessary to explore the synergistic evolution of marine fisheries economic development, environmental protection, and technological progress in order to promote sustainable and healthy development of marine fisheries.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Oceanography
Wenhan Ren, Yuhan Xu, Jing Ni
Summary: This paper focuses on the key role of human economic activities in the evolution of ecological security from the perspective of eco-industrial symbiosis and constructs a symbiotic system of indicators considering human economic activities and all subsystems. The research findings reveal that in China's coastal areas, the socio-economic development index shows a stable upward trend, the environmental capacity index remains stable, and the ecological impact index shows a fluctuating and undulating trend.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Oceanography
Xiao Zhou
Summary: This study develops a spatial risk assessment approach for maritime transportation in China using machine learning and geospatial big data. The study identifies wave height, rainfall, and sea surface temperature as the most influential factors affecting navigational safety. It also analyzes the matching relationship between coastal search and rescue resources and maritime transportation risks.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Review
Oceanography
X. Yang, Z. Y. Lin, W. J. Zhang, S. Xu, M. Y. Zhang, Z. D. Wu, B. Han
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(2024)
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Oceanography
Vladimir J. Alarcon, Anna C. Linhoss, Christopher R. Kelble, Paul F. Mickle, Alexandra Fine, Enrique Montes
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OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Oceanography
Manuel Vargas-Yanez, Ana Reeves-Bueno, Sara Fernandez-Topham, Francina Moya, Enrique Ballesteros, Cristina Alonso, Teresa Perez-Sanchez, Patricia Romero-Fernandez, Silvia Sanchez-Aguado, Ricardo Felix Sanchez-Leal, M. Carmen Garcia-Martinez
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Donna Dimarchopoulou, Ioannis Keramidas, Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Vasiliki Markantonatou, Ghassen Halouani, Athanassios C. Tsikliras
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Junita D. Karlsen, Ludvig Ahm Krag, Bent Herrmann
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Yi-Zhuo Zhang, Cheng Xue, Na Wang, Gang Chen
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OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Caimao Tan, Tiantian Qin, Junliang He, Yu Wang, Hang Yu
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OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Oceanography
Haye H. Geukes, Peter M. van Bodegom, Alexander P. E. van Oudenhoven
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OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)