Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

Foley, Melissa M.; Halpern, Benjamin S.; Micheli, Fiorenza; Armsby, Matthew H.; Caldwell, Margaret R.; Crain, Caitlin M.; Prahler, Erin; Rohr, Nicole; Sivas, Deborah A.; Beck, Michael W.; Carr, Mark H.; Crowder, Larry B.; Duffy, J. Emmett; Hacker, Sally D.; McLeod, Karen L.; Palumbi, Stephen R.; Peterson, Charles H.; Regan, Helen M.; Ruckelshaus, Mary; Sandifer, Paul A.; Steneck, Robert S.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2010.02.001

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“…Such spatial information is also critical to decision-makers and managers, so that marine resources are sustainably exploited, and other human activities (e.g. extractive industries, maritime transport, fisheries and aquaculture) seek to minimise negative impacts 6 . At present, data available to address these issues typically consist of sparse geo-referenced information on species and habitat occurrences.…”

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Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

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Giannoulaki

Leo

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Bioconstructions such as coralligenous outcrops and maërl beds are typical Mediterranean underwater seascapes. Fine-scale knowledge on the distribution of these sensitive habitats is crucial for their effective management and conservation. In the present study, a thorough review of existing spatial datasets showing the distribution of coralligenous and maërl habitats across the Mediterranean Sea was undertaken, highlighting current gaps in knowledge. Predictive modelling was then carried out, based on environmental predictors, to produce the first continuous maps of these two habitats across the entire basin. These predicted occurrence maps for coralligenous outcrops and maërl beds provide critical information about where the two habitats are most likely to occur. The collated occurrence data and derived distribution model outputs can help addressing the challenge of developing basin-wide spatial plans and to guide cost-effective future surveys and monitoring efforts towards areas that are presently poorly-sampled

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Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

Martin

Giannoulaki

Leo

et al. 2014

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“…Many scientists argue that the future of the European oceans and coasts depends on the successful implementation of a comprehensive governance framework that moves away from a sectoral management approach to an integrated approach (Foley et al, 2010;Katsanevakis et al, 2011). Through EB-MSM, the assessment of the impacts of human activities and their spatial reallocation to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives appears to be the only effective way towards sustainable development.…”

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“…The goal of EB-MSM is to maintain marine ecosystems in a healthy, productive and resilient condition; hence, they can sustain human uses of the ocean and provide the needed goods and services for human welfare (Foley et al, 2010;Katsanevakis et al, 2011a). However, the increasing pressures upon the marine realm (Halpern et al, 2008) call for a well-planned approach of managing use of marine space to achieve the sustainability of goods and services provided by marine ecosystems.…”

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Assessment of goods and services, vulnerability, and conservation status of European seabed biotopes: a stepping stone towards ecosystem-based marine spatial management

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The goal of ecosystem-based marine spatial management is to maintain marine ecosystems in a healthy, productive and resilient condition; hence, they can sustainably provide the needed goods and services for human welfare. However, the increasing pressures upon the marine realm threaten marine ecosystems, especially seabed biotopes, and thus a well-planned approach of managing use of marine space is essential to achieve sustainability. The relative value of seabed biotopes, evaluated on the basis of goods and services, is an important starting point for the spatial management of marine areas. Herein, 56 types of European seabed biotopes and their related goods, services, sensitivity issues, and conservation status were compiled, the latter referring to management and protection tools which currently apply for these biotopes at European or international level. Fishing activities, especially by benthic trawls, and marine pollution are the main threats to European seabed biotopes. Increased seawater turbidity, dredged sediment disposal, coastal constructions, biological invasions, mining, extraction of raw materials, shipping-related activities, tourism, hydrocarbon exploration, and even some practices of scientific research, also exert substantial pressure. Although some first steps have been taken to protect the European sea beds through international agreements and European and national legislation, a finer scale of classification and assessment of marine biotopes is considered crucial in shaping sound priorities and management guidelines towards the effective conservation and sustainability of European marine resources.

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“…Human demands on marine resources and space are currently unprecedented and are expected to further increase in the near future (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005;Foley et al, 2010). Seen by many (e.g.…”

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Towards a meaningful assessment of marine ecological impacts in life cycle assessment (LCA)

Woods

Veltman

Huijbregts

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Environment International

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Human demands on marine resources and space are currently unprecedented and concerns are rising over observed declines in marine biodiversity. A quantitative understanding of the impact of industrial activities on the marine environment is thus essential. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely applied method for quantifying the environmental impact of products and processes. LCA was originally developed to assess the impacts of landbased industries on mainly terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. As such, impact indicators for major drivers of marine biodiversity loss are currently lacking. We review quantitative approaches for cause-effect assessment of seven major drivers of marine biodiversity loss: climate change, ocean acidification, eutrophication-induced hypoxia, seabed damage, overexploitation of biotic resources, invasive species and marine plastic debris. Our review shows that impact indicators can be developed for all identified drivers, albeit at different levels of coverage of cause-effect pathways and variable levels of uncertainty and spatial coverage. Modeling approaches to predict the spatial distribution and intensity of human-driven interventions in the marine environment are relatively well-established and can be employed to develop spatially-explicit LCA fate factors. Modeling approaches to quantify the effects of these interventions on marine biodiversity are less well-developed. We highlight specific research challenges to facilitate a coherent incorporation of marine biodiversity loss in LCA, thereby making LCA a more comprehensive and robust environmental impact assessment tool. Research challenges of particular importance include i) incorporation of the non-linear behavior of global circulation models (GCMs) within an LCA framework and ii) improving spatial differentiation, especially the representation of coastal regions in GCMs and ocean-carbon cycle models.

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Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

Cited by 467 publications

References 121 publications

Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

Assessment of goods and services, vulnerability, and conservation status of European seabed biotopes: a stepping stone towards ecosystem-based marine spatial management

Towards a meaningful assessment of marine ecological impacts in life cycle assessment (LCA)

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