, 2011 Soil contamination occurs when substances are added to soil, resulting in increases in concentrations above background or reference levels. Pollution may follow from contamination when contaminants are present in amounts that are detrimental to soil ...
Bacon, J. +7 more
core +1 more source
An ecosystem‐based approach to marine risk assessment
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2017 Risk assessments quantify the probability of undesirable events along with their consequences. They are used to prioritize management interventions and assess tradeoffs, serving as an essential component of ecosystem‐based management ().
Kirstin Holsman +10 more
doaj +1 more source
Is existing legislation fit-for-purpose to achieve Good Environmental Status in European seas? [PDF]
, 2016 Recent additions to marine environmental legislation are usually designed to fill gaps in protection and management, build on existing practices or correct deficiencies in previous instruments.
Boyes, Suzanne J. +4 more
core +2 more sources
A problem structuring method for ecosystem-based management : the DPSIR modelling process [PDF]
, 2012 The purpose of this paper is to learn from Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) theory to inform the development of Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs) both in general and in the specific context of marine management. The focus on marine management is important
Atkins, Jonathan P. +3 more
core +1 more source
Integrated marine science and management : wading through the morass [PDF]
, 2014 Many countries worldwide are now considering developing (or at least being required to consider developing) a holistic marine management planning framework which can encompass all the marine users and uses, the players and stakeholders, and the demands ...
Elliott, Michael
core +1 more source
Conservación de servicios ecosistémicos en humedales altoandinos: la participación social en la creación de un área natural protegida [PDF]
, 2017 The goal of the present work is synthesizing the process of collective construction developed to protect the high-altitude wetlands of the Blanco River basin, located in the Andes Mountains, Mendoza province.
Abraham, Elena Maria +3 more
core +1 more source
Integrated ecosystem assessment around islands of the tropical South Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 The South Mid Atlantic Ridge comprises three main oceanic islands in the equatorial and tropical portions of the Atlantic Ocean. These islands are isolated from each other and equidistant from both the continental margins of South America and Africa ...
Amanda R. Rodrigues +9 more
doaj +1 more source
Fear and stressing in predator–prey ecology: considering the twin stressors of predators and people on mammals [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Predators induce stress in prey and can have beneficial effects in ecosystems, but can also have negative effects on biodiversity if they are overabundant or have been introduced.
Loren L. Fardell +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Global Ecology and ConservationIndonesia, a global biodiversity hotspot, confronts escalating threats from land-use change, triggering extensive forest fragmentation and threatening biodiversity.
Hendra Gunawan +15 more
doaj +1 more source
The 10-tenets of adaptive management and sustainability: an holistic framework for understanding and managing the socio-ecological system [PDF]
, 2015 The three basic principles of sustainable development, relating to ecology, economy and society, have long been embedded within national and international strategies.
Barnard, Steve, Elliott, Michael
core +1 more source