Assessing the state of marine biodiversity in the Northeast Atlantic
The Northeast Atlantic, a highly productive maritime area, has been exposed to a wide range of direct human pressures, such as fishing, shipping, coastal development, pollution, and non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions, in addition to anthropogenically-driven global climate change. Nonetheless...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/321133 2024-02-11T10:06:43+01:00 Assessing the state of marine biodiversity in the Northeast Atlantic McQuarters-Gallop, Abigail Guerin, Laurent Arroyo, Nina Larissa González-Irusta, José Manuel Preciado, Izaskun De-la-Torriente, Ana Serrano, Alberto Aubert, A. Artigas, L.F. Bedford, J. Corcoran, E. Dierschke, V. Elliott, S.A.M. Geelhoed, S.C.V. Gilles, A. Haelters, J. Johansen, M. Le Loc'h, F. Lynam, C.P. Niquil, N. Meakins, B. Mitchell, I. Padegima, B. Pesch, R. Rombouts, I. Safi, G. Schmitt, P. Schückel, U. Stebbing, P. Vina-Herbon, C. Océan atlantique Atlantique Nord Atlantic Ocean Atlántico Norte Océano Atlántico ICES North Atlantic 2022-07-03 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/15843 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/321133 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109148 en eng Centro Oceanográfico de Santander AM Ecological Indicators, 141. 2022: 109148-109155 1470-160X http://hdl.handle.net/10508/15843 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/321133 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109148 50166 open Food webs Centro Oceanográfico de Santander Medio Marino Indicators Holistic assessment Ecosystem approach Marine Strategy Framework Directive Anthropogenic pressures fish biodiversity conservation access research article 2022 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109148 2024-01-16T11:46:21Z The Northeast Atlantic, a highly productive maritime area, has been exposed to a wide range of direct human pressures, such as fishing, shipping, coastal development, pollution, and non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions, in addition to anthropogenically-driven global climate change. Nonetheless, this regional sea supports a high diversity of species and habitats, whose functioning provides a variety of ecosystem services, essential for human welfare. In 2017, OSPAR, the Northeast Atlantic Regional Seas Commission, delivered an assessment of marine biodiversity for the Northeast Atlantic. This assessment examined biodiversity indicators separately to identify changes in Northeast Atlantic biodiversity, but stopped short of determining the status of biodiversity for many species and habitats. Here, we expand on this work and for the first time, a semi-quantitative approach is applied to evaluate holistically the state of Northeast Atlantic marine biodiversity across marine food webs, from plankton to top predators, via fish, pelagic and benthic habitats, including xeno-biodiversity (i.e. NIS). Our analysis reveals widespread degradation in marine ecosystems and biodiversity, particularly for marine birds and coastal bottlenose dolphins, as well as for benthic habitats and fish in some regions. The poor biodiversity status of these ecosystem components is likely the result of cumulative effects of human activities, such as habitat destruction or disturbance, overexploitation, eutrophication, the introduction of NIS, and climate change. Bright spots are also revealed, such as recent signs of recovery in some fish and marine bird communities and recovery in harbour and grey seal populations and the condition of coastal benthic communities in some regions. The status of many indicators across all ecosystem components, but particularly for the novel pelagic habitats, food webs and NIS indicators, however, remains uncertain due to gaps in data, unclear pressure-state relationships, and the non-linear influence of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Ecological Indicators 141 109148 |
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The Northeast Atlantic, a highly productive maritime area, has been exposed to a wide range of direct human pressures, such as fishing, shipping, coastal development, pollution, and non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions, in addition to anthropogenically-driven global climate change. Nonetheless, this regional sea supports a high diversity of species and habitats, whose functioning provides a variety of ecosystem services, essential for human welfare. In 2017, OSPAR, the Northeast Atlantic Regional Seas Commission, delivered an assessment of marine biodiversity for the Northeast Atlantic. This assessment examined biodiversity indicators separately to identify changes in Northeast Atlantic biodiversity, but stopped short of determining the status of biodiversity for many species and habitats. Here, we expand on this work and for the first time, a semi-quantitative approach is applied to evaluate holistically the state of Northeast Atlantic marine biodiversity across marine food webs, from plankton to top predators, via fish, pelagic and benthic habitats, including xeno-biodiversity (i.e. NIS). Our analysis reveals widespread degradation in marine ecosystems and biodiversity, particularly for marine birds and coastal bottlenose dolphins, as well as for benthic habitats and fish in some regions. The poor biodiversity status of these ecosystem components is likely the result of cumulative effects of human activities, such as habitat destruction or disturbance, overexploitation, eutrophication, the introduction of NIS, and climate change. Bright spots are also revealed, such as recent signs of recovery in some fish and marine bird communities and recovery in harbour and grey seal populations and the condition of coastal benthic communities in some regions. The status of many indicators across all ecosystem components, but particularly for the novel pelagic habitats, food webs and NIS indicators, however, remains uncertain due to gaps in data, unclear pressure-state relationships, and the non-linear influence of ... |
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McQuarters-Gallop, Abigail Guerin, Laurent Arroyo, Nina Larissa González-Irusta, José Manuel Preciado, Izaskun De-la-Torriente, Ana Serrano, Alberto Aubert, A. Artigas, L.F. Bedford, J. Corcoran, E. Dierschke, V. Elliott, S.A.M. Geelhoed, S.C.V. Gilles, A. Haelters, J. Johansen, M. Le Loc'h, F. Lynam, C.P. Niquil, N. Meakins, B. Mitchell, I. Padegima, B. Pesch, R. Rombouts, I. Safi, G. Schmitt, P. Schückel, U. Stebbing, P. Vina-Herbon, C. |
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McQuarters-Gallop, Abigail Guerin, Laurent Arroyo, Nina Larissa González-Irusta, José Manuel Preciado, Izaskun De-la-Torriente, Ana Serrano, Alberto Aubert, A. Artigas, L.F. Bedford, J. Corcoran, E. Dierschke, V. Elliott, S.A.M. Geelhoed, S.C.V. Gilles, A. Haelters, J. Johansen, M. Le Loc'h, F. Lynam, C.P. Niquil, N. Meakins, B. Mitchell, I. Padegima, B. Pesch, R. Rombouts, I. Safi, G. Schmitt, P. Schückel, U. Stebbing, P. Vina-Herbon, C. |
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