Can trait-based approaches inform habitat mapping of ecosystem function, process and services in benthic communities.

基于特征的方法能否为底栖群落的生态系统功能、过程和服务的栖息地绘图提供信息？

• 批准号: 2882715
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Bangor University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2882715
• 关键词: trait; based; approaches; inform; habitat

The sustainable management of marine ecosystems relies upon the existence of a clear baseline which involvesquantifying species, habitats and processes within ecosystems and the connections between them. Understandingthe functioning of ecosystems requires an understanding of the role species play in ecosystem processes and thedelivery of services. This project has been developed collaboratively between benthic ecologists, social scientists,socio-economists, and marine managers to integrate functional approaches within a natural capital frameworkand give new insight for sustainable management of marine resources. Offshore wind is expected to grow fivefold by 2030, and therefore understanding its impacts on benthic communities and the ecosystem services theyprovide using long term datasets is critical to enabling a sustainable energy transition.Benthic communities play an essential role in mediating EF and time-series data have been gathered through preand post-construction monitoring surveys at offshore wind farm (OWF) sites around the UK. However, comparedto more iconic, mobile species such as birds, fish and mammals, ecosystem-level impacts from OWF on thebenthic community structure and function are poorly understood. EF is closely related to biological diversity,which has led to the development of trait-based approaches (TBA) to link community composition and functions.Organisations that are responsible for management of the marine environment are actively seeking newapproaches to improve decision-making within the context of environmental change at a systems level. Thisproject aims to support the Sustainable Management of Marine Resources by developing new TBA to informnatural capital valuation and assessment within an applied, offshore context. Developing an understanding of theeconomic, social and environmental value provided by the marine environment and how different activitiesimpact natural capital assets (both positively and negatively) is an important priority for TCE.

海洋生态系统的可持续管理依赖于存在一个明确的基线，该基线涉及对生态系统内的物种、栖息地和过程以及它们之间的联系进行量化。了解生态系统的功能需要了解物种在生态系统过程中所扮演的角色和提供的服务。该项目由底栖生态学家、社会科学家、社会经济学家和海洋管理者合作开发，旨在将功能方法整合到自然资本框架内，并为海洋资源的可持续管理提供新的见解。预计到2030年，海上风电将增长五倍，因此，利用长期数据集了解其对底栖生物群落及其提供的生态系统服务的影响，对于实现可持续能源转型至关重要。海底生物群落在调节EF中起着至关重要的作用，通过在英国各地的海上风电场（OWF）站点进行施工前和施工后监测调查，收集了时间序列数据。然而，与鸟类、鱼类和哺乳动物等更具代表性的流动物种相比，OWF对底栖生物群落结构和功能的生态系统级影响知之甚少。生态多样性与生物多样性密切相关，这导致了基于性状的方法（TBA）的发展，以联系群落组成和功能。负责海洋环境管理的组织正在积极寻求新方法，以在系统层面上改善环境变化背景下的决策。该项目旨在通过开发新的TBA来支持海洋资源的可持续管理，以在应用的海上环境中进行非正式自然资本的评估和评估。了解海洋环境提供的经济、社会和环境价值，以及不同的活动如何影响自然资本资产（积极和消极），是TCE的一个重要优先事项。