An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean
An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean
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DOI：
10.1038/nature11397
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发表时间：
2012-08-30
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64.8
通讯作者：
Zeller, Dirk
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作者：
Halpern, Benjamin S.;Longo, Catherine;Zeller, Dirk
海洋在支持人类福祉方面发挥着关键作用，从提供食物、生计和娱乐机会到调节全球气候。可持续管理的目的是维持海洋带来的广泛惠益的流动，这就需要有一个全面的量化方法来衡量和监测人与海洋相结合的系统的健康状况。我们创建了一个指数，其中包括10个不同的公共目标，以建立一个健康的人-海洋耦合系统，并计算了每个沿海国家的指数。在全球范围内，总体指数得分为60分（满分为100分，范围为36-86分），发达国家的表现普遍好于发展中国家，但也有明显的例外。只有5%的国家得分高于70，而32%的国家得分低于50。该指数为提高公众认识、指导资源管理、改善政策和优先开展科学研究提供了一个强有力的工具。
The ocean plays a critical role in supporting human well-being, from providing food, livelihoods and recreational opportunities to regulating the global climate. Sustainable management aimed at maintaining the flow of a broad range of benefits from the ocean requires a comprehensive and quantitative method to measure and monitor the health of coupled human-ocean systems. We created an index comprising ten diverse public goals for a healthy coupled human-ocean system and calculated the index for every coastal country. Globally, the overall index score was 60 out of 100 (range 36-86), with developed countries generally performing better than developing countries, but with notable exceptions. Only 5% of countries scored higher than 70, whereas 32% scored lower than 50. The index provides a powerful tool to raise public awareness, direct resource management, improve policy and prioritize scientific research.