A practical approach to implementation of ecosystem-based management: a case study using the Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem
A practical approach to implementation of ecosystem-based management: a case study using the Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem
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DOI：
10.1890/080186
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Rosenberg, Andrew A.
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作者：
Altman, Irit;Blakeslee, April M. H.;Rosenberg, Andrew A.
基于生态系统的管理（EBM）在海洋环境中的应用得到了科学家、管理者和政策制定者的广泛支持，但由于各种科学、政治和社会原因，这种方法的实施很困难。一个关键但经常被忽视的挑战是如何考虑多种不同的人类活动和生态系统服务，并将生态系统层面的思维纳入 EBM 规划中。我们开发了方法来系统地识别特定生态系统的自然和人类组成部分，并定性评估它们相互作用的强度。以缅因湾海洋生态系统为案例研究，我们展示了如何应用这些方法，以确定并优先考虑 EBM 计划中最重要的组成部分，特别是作为生态系统变化最强驱动因素的人类活动，以及受这些活动的累积和间接影响最严重的生态系统服务。
The application of ecosystem-based management (EBM) in marine environments has been widely supported by scientists, managers, and policy makers, yet implementation of this approach is difficult for various scientific, political, and social reasons. A key, but often overlooked, challenge is how to account for multiple and varied human activities and ecosystem services and incorporate ecosystem-level thinking into EBM planning. We developed methods to systematically identify the natural and human components of a specific ecosystem and to qualitatively evaluate the strength of their interactions. Using the Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem as a case study, we show how these methods may be applied, in order to identify and prioritize the most important components to be included in an EBM plan - particularly the human activities that are the strongest drivers of ecosystem change and the ecosystem services most threatened by cumulative and indirect effects of these activities.