Linking organism traits to ecosystem service mapping to inform natural capital-based management approaches to the offshore marine environment

该研究的目的是开展研究，将基于特征的信息、栖息地测绘方法和管理情景建模结合起来，为非沿海海洋环境管理的自然资本方法的发展提供信息。在这个项目中，学生将进行研究，以回答以下四个问题：底栖海洋生物的哪些特征与生态系统服务和生物对人类压力的反应有关？哪些底栖生物群落（生物群落）对功能多样性和生态系统服务贡献最大，它们各自对人为压力的脆弱性是什么。整个英国近海水域的功能多样性、生态系统服务和物种脆弱性在空间上是如何分布的？英国近海底栖生态系统如何对管理决策作出反应？就生态系统服务风险而言，社会影响是什么？

The aim of this studentship is to conduct research that draws together traits-based information, with habitat mapping approaches, and management scenario modelling, to inform development of natural capital approaches to non-coastal marine environmental management. In this project the student will conduct research to answer the following four questions:What benthic marine organism traits are linked to ecosystem services and organism responses to human induced pressures?Which benthic assemblages (biotopes) contribute most to functional diversity and ecosystem services, and what are their respective vulnerabilities to human induced pressures.How is functional diversity, ecosystem services and species vulnerability spatially distributed throughout UK offshore waters?How do UK offshore benthic ecosystems respond to management decisions and what are the societal implications in terms of risk to ecosystem services?