Depletion, degradation, and recovery potential of estuaries and coastal seas
Depletion, degradation, and recovery potential of estuaries and coastal seas
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DOI：
10.1126/science.1128035
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发表时间：
2006-06-23
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56.9
通讯作者：
Jackson, Jeremy B. C.
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作者：
Lotze, Heike K.;Lenihan, Hunter S.;Jackson, Jeremy B. C.
河口和海岸的变化与文明一样古老，但在过去的150到300年里急剧加速。全球12个曾经多样化和多产的河口和沿海海域的重建时间线，原因和变化后果显示出类似的模式：人类影响已经耗尽了90%以上的以前重要物种，破坏了65%以上的海草和湿地栖息地，水质恶化，加速了物种入侵。20世纪的保护工作实现了上层营养水平的部分恢复，但迄今未能恢复以前的生态系统结构和功能。我们的研究结果为基于生态系统的管理和海洋保护提供了详细的历史基线和定量目标。
Estuarine and coastal transformation is as old as civilization yet has dramatically accelerated over the past 150 to 300 years. Reconstructed time lines, causes, and consequences of change in 12 once diverse and productive estuaries and coastal seas worldwide show similar patterns: Human impacts have depleted >90% of formerly important species, destroyed >65% of seagrass and wetland habitat, degraded water quality, and accelerated species invasions. Twentieth-century conservation efforts achieved partial recovery of upper trophic levels but have so far failed to restore former ecosystem structure and function. Our results provide detailed historical baselines and quantitative targets for ecosystem-based management and marine conservation.