Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments
The Arctic and Antarctic polar regions are subject to multiple environmental threats, arising from both local and ex-situ human activities. We review the major threats to polar ecosystems including the principal stressor, climate change, which interacts with and exacerbates other threats such as pol...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/6e707dfb-6152-4a0d-92f3-4219505ab8bd 2024-10-06T13:44:03+00:00 Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments Bennett, J.R. Shaw, J.D. Terauds, A. Smol, J.P. Aerts, R. Bergstrom, D.M. Blais, J.M. Cheung, W.W.L. Chown, S.L. Lea, M.-A. Nielsen, U.N. Pauly, D. Reimer, K.J. Riddle, M.J. Snape, I. Stark, J.S. Tulloch, V.J. Possingham, H.P. 2015 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/6e707dfb-6152-4a0d-92f3-4219505ab8bd https://doi.org/10.1890/140315 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/6e707dfb-6152-4a0d-92f3-4219505ab8bd eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/6e707dfb-6152-4a0d-92f3-4219505ab8bd info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Bennett , J R , Shaw , J D , Terauds , A , Smol , J P , Aerts , R , Bergstrom , D M , Blais , J M , Cheung , W W L , Chown , S L , Lea , M-A , Nielsen , U N , Pauly , D , Reimer , K J , Riddle , M J , Snape , I , Stark , J S , Tulloch , V J & Possingham , H P 2015 , ' Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments ' , Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment , vol. 13 , no. 6 , pp. 316-324 . https://doi.org/10.1890/140315 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2015 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1890/140315 2024-09-12T00:17:36Z The Arctic and Antarctic polar regions are subject to multiple environmental threats, arising from both local and ex-situ human activities. We review the major threats to polar ecosystems including the principal stressor, climate change, which interacts with and exacerbates other threats such as pollution, fisheries overexploitation, and the establishment and spread of invasive species. Given the lack of progress in reducing global atmospheric greenhouse-gas emissions, we suggest that managing the threats that interact synergistically with climate change, and that are potentially more tractable, is all the more important in the short to medium term for polar conservation. We show how evidence-based lessons learned from scientific research can be shared between the poles on topics such as contaminant mitigation, biosecurity protocols to reduce species invasions, and the regulation of fisheries and marine environments. Applying these trans-polar lessons in tandem with expansion of international cooperation could substantially improve environmental management in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Arctic Climate change Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Antarctic Arctic Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13 6 316 324 |
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The Arctic and Antarctic polar regions are subject to multiple environmental threats, arising from both local and ex-situ human activities. We review the major threats to polar ecosystems including the principal stressor, climate change, which interacts with and exacerbates other threats such as pollution, fisheries overexploitation, and the establishment and spread of invasive species. Given the lack of progress in reducing global atmospheric greenhouse-gas emissions, we suggest that managing the threats that interact synergistically with climate change, and that are potentially more tractable, is all the more important in the short to medium term for polar conservation. We show how evidence-based lessons learned from scientific research can be shared between the poles on topics such as contaminant mitigation, biosecurity protocols to reduce species invasions, and the regulation of fisheries and marine environments. Applying these trans-polar lessons in tandem with expansion of international cooperation could substantially improve environmental management in both the Arctic and Antarctic. |
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Bennett, J.R. Shaw, J.D. Terauds, A. Smol, J.P. Aerts, R. Bergstrom, D.M. Blais, J.M. Cheung, W.W.L. Chown, S.L. Lea, M.-A. Nielsen, U.N. Pauly, D. Reimer, K.J. Riddle, M.J. Snape, I. Stark, J.S. Tulloch, V.J. Possingham, H.P. |
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Bennett, J.R. Shaw, J.D. Terauds, A. Smol, J.P. Aerts, R. Bergstrom, D.M. Blais, J.M. Cheung, W.W.L. Chown, S.L. Lea, M.-A. Nielsen, U.N. Pauly, D. Reimer, K.J. Riddle, M.J. Snape, I. Stark, J.S. Tulloch, V.J. Possingham, H.P. |
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Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments |
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Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments |
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Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments |
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Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments |
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Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments |
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polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in arctic and antarctic environments |
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Bennett , J R , Shaw , J D , Terauds , A , Smol , J P , Aerts , R , Bergstrom , D M , Blais , J M , Cheung , W W L , Chown , S L , Lea , M-A , Nielsen , U N , Pauly , D , Reimer , K J , Riddle , M J , Snape , I , Stark , J S , Tulloch , V J & Possingham , H P 2015 , ' Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments ' , Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment , vol. 13 , no. 6 , pp. 316-324 . https://doi.org/10.1890/140315 |
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