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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, Jameal Samhouri, Geoffrey Cook, Elliott Hazen, Erik Olsen, Maria Dillard, Stephen Kasperski, Sarah Gaichas, Christopher R. Kelble, Mike Fogarty, Kelly Andrews   +10 more
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Linking threat maps with management to guide conservation investment

, 2020
Stressors to marine ecosystems are increasing, driven by human activities in the sea and on land, and climate change. Cumulative impact maps highlight regions affected by multiple human activities, but efficient conservation investment requires linking ...
Halpern, Benjamin S, Frazer, Melanie, Turschwell, Mischa P, Griffiths, Laura, Connolly, Rod, Brown, Christopher J, Tulloch, Vivitskaia JD, Giffin, Alyssa L   +7 more
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Multi-scale estimation of the effects of pressures and drivers on mangrove forest loss globally

, 2020
Human activities that threaten ecosystems often vary across small spatial scales, though they can be driven by large-scale factors like national governance.
Andradi-Brown, Dominic A, Bryan-Brown, Dale, Turschwell, Mischa P, Sievers, Michael, Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Adame, Maria Fernanda, Connolly, Rod M, Ahmadia, Gabby N, Brown, Christopher J, Tulloch, Vivitskaia JD, Pearson, Ryan M   +10 more
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Chapter 4 - Water management impacts on mountain rivers: Insights from tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean-climate basins

, 2021
Concern for mountain river conservation science in tropical, subtropical, and Mediterranean-climate areas has lagged behind the better-studied cold temperate systems.
Maarten P.M. Vanhove, Linda Grapci-Kotori, Asanka D. Jayasinghe, Vlami, V., Stamatis Zogaris, Sanjaya, Kelum, Zogaris, S., Theocharis Vavalidis, Vlami, Vassiliki, Grapci-Kotori, L., Kelum Sanjaya, D. Jayasinghe, A., Grapci-Kotori, Linda, Sanjaya, K., Vavalidis, T., Vassiliki Vlami, Zogaris, Stamatis, VANHOVE, Maarten, Vanhove, M.PM., Vavalidis, Theocharis, D. Jayasinghe, Asanka   +20 more
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A review of forest fragmentation in Indonesia under the DPSIR framework for biodiversity conservation strategies

Global Ecology and Conservation
Indonesia, a global biodiversity hotspot, confronts escalating threats from land-use change, triggering extensive forest fragmentation and threatening biodiversity.
Hendra Gunawan, Titiek Setyawati, Tri Atmoko, Subarudi, Rozza Tri Kwatrina, Irma Yeny, Tri Wira Yuwati, Rachman Effendy, Lutfy Abdullah, Mukhlisi, Tien Lastini, Diah Irawati Dwi Arini, Ulfah Karmila Sari, Bina Swasta Sitepu, Freddy Pattiselanno, Wanda Kuswanda   +15 more
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Bayesian Inference of Human-Made Hazards in Networks of Island Wetlands: The Case of the Aegean Archipelago

Diversity
This research aims to provide guidelines using probabilistic methods to understand better the dominant characteristics of the 824 under-pressure wetlands on 75 islands within Greece and to inform future conservation efforts.
Cleo M. Gaganis, Andreas Y. Troumbis
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Sustained unsustainability? An evaluation of evidence for a history of overcutting in the jarrah forests of Western Australia and its consequences for fauna conservation

, 2004
In 1996, Government directives began a transition to conform logging in Western Australia’s State forests to principles of ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM). To place this in a historical context, we reviewed the history of the logging of
Calver, M.C., Calver, M., Wardell-Johnston, G., Calver, Michael, Wardell-Johnson, Grant, Michael Calver, Grant Wardell-Johnson   +6 more
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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, Sergio R. Floeter, Vicente Gomes, Débora S. Ferrari, Vinicius J. Giglio, Fernanda C. Silva, Ana M. R. Liedke, Carlos E. L. Ferreira, Kerry Howell, Maria A. Gasalla   +9 more
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"Living a good life": conceptualizations of well-being in a conservation context in Cambodia

Ecology and Society, 2018
Conservation practice has sometimes been criticized for relying on simplistic assumptions about social contexts in natural resource management. Despite recent advances conceptualizing the interface between human well-being and the environment, very few ...
Emilie Beauchamp, Emily Woodhouse, Tom Clements, Eleanor Jane. Milner-Gulland   +3 more
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Beyond marine reserves: exploring the approach of selecting areas where fishing is permitted, rather than prohibited. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
Marine populations have been declining at a worrying rate, due in large part to fishing pressures. The challenge is to secure a future for marine life while minimizing impacts on fishers and fishing communities.Rather than selecting areas where fishing ...
Natalie C Ban, Amanda C J Vincent
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