Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making
Ecosystem services are the benefits that mankind obtains from natural ecosystems. Here we identify the key services provided by the Southern Ocean. These include provisioning of fishery products, nutrient cycling, climate regulation and the maintenance of biodiversity, with associated cultural and a...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:500834 2023-05-15T13:48:07+02:00 Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making Grant, Susie M. Hill, Simeon L. Trathan, Philip N. Murphy, Eugene J. 2013-10 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500834/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500834/1/_ANS_S0954102013000308a.pdf en eng https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500834/1/_ANS_S0954102013000308a.pdf Grant, Susie M.; Hill, Simeon L. orcid:0000-0003-1441-8769 Trathan, Philip N. orcid:0000-0001-6673-9930 Murphy, Eugene J. orcid:0000-0002-7369-9196 . 2013 Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making. Antarctic Science, 25 (5). 603-617. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000308 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000308> cc_by_nc_sa CC-BY-NC-SA Ecology and Environment Marine Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2013 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000308 2023-02-04T19:36:31Z Ecosystem services are the benefits that mankind obtains from natural ecosystems. Here we identify the key services provided by the Southern Ocean. These include provisioning of fishery products, nutrient cycling, climate regulation and the maintenance of biodiversity, with associated cultural and aesthetic benefits. Potential catch limits for Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana) alone are equivalent to 11% of current global marine fisheries landings. We also examine the extent to which decision-making within the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) considers trade-offs between ecosystem services, using the management of the Antarctic krill fishery as a case study. Management of this fishery considers a three-way trade-off between fisheries performance, the status of the krill stock and that of predator populations. However, there is a paucity of information on how well these components represent other ecosystem services that might be degraded as a result of fishing. There is also a lack of information on how beneficiaries value these ecosystem services. A formal ecosystem assessment would help to address these knowledge gaps. It could also help to harmonize decision-making across the ATS and promote global recognition of Southern Ocean ecosystem services by providing a standard inventory of the relevant ecosystem services and their value to beneficiaries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Antarctic Science Euphausia superba Southern Ocean Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Antarctic Science 25 5 603 617 |
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Ecosystem services are the benefits that mankind obtains from natural ecosystems. Here we identify the key services provided by the Southern Ocean. These include provisioning of fishery products, nutrient cycling, climate regulation and the maintenance of biodiversity, with associated cultural and aesthetic benefits. Potential catch limits for Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana) alone are equivalent to 11% of current global marine fisheries landings. We also examine the extent to which decision-making within the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) considers trade-offs between ecosystem services, using the management of the Antarctic krill fishery as a case study. Management of this fishery considers a three-way trade-off between fisheries performance, the status of the krill stock and that of predator populations. However, there is a paucity of information on how well these components represent other ecosystem services that might be degraded as a result of fishing. There is also a lack of information on how beneficiaries value these ecosystem services. A formal ecosystem assessment would help to address these knowledge gaps. It could also help to harmonize decision-making across the ATS and promote global recognition of Southern Ocean ecosystem services by providing a standard inventory of the relevant ecosystem services and their value to beneficiaries. |
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Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making |
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Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making |
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Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500834/1/_ANS_S0954102013000308a.pdf Grant, Susie M.; Hill, Simeon L. orcid:0000-0003-1441-8769 Trathan, Philip N. orcid:0000-0001-6673-9930 Murphy, Eugene J. orcid:0000-0002-7369-9196 . 2013 Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making. Antarctic Science, 25 (5). 603-617. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000308 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000308> |
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