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View article: Impacts of diffuse pressure complexes complicate conservation and management of benthic marine habitats
Impacts of diffuse pressure complexes complicate conservation and management of benthic marine habitats Open
Human activities exert considerable pressures on marine ecosystems, causing widespread habitat loss (direct footprint) and degradation (diffuse pressures). Cumulative effect assessments are widely used to evaluate pressures, but their util…
View article: Marine science in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2050: a community-sourced over-the-horizon perspective
Marine science in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2050: a community-sourced over-the-horizon perspective Open
As natural and social environments continue to change, socioeconomic systems need to anticipate change and adequately react. Science, in general, is a critical component of the anticipation. Marine science, as a scientific research field t…
View article: Probabilistic ecological risk assessment for deep‐sea mining: A Bayesian network for Chatham Rise, Pacific Ocean
Probabilistic ecological risk assessment for deep‐sea mining: A Bayesian network for Chatham Rise, Pacific Ocean Open
Increasing interest in seabed resource use in the ocean is introducing new pressures on deep‐sea environments, the ecological impacts of which need to be evaluated carefully. The complexity of these ecosystems and the lack of comprehensive…
View article: Improving impact assessments to reduce impacts of deep-sea fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems
Improving impact assessments to reduce impacts of deep-sea fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems Open
Robust impact assessments (IAs) for deep-sea fisheries are essential for safeguarding deep-sea ecosystems against the impacts of bottom fishing. In the high seas, United Nations Resolution commitments require States (independently or throu…
View article: Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science
Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science Open
Laura Kaikkonen1,2, Rebecca J Shellock3,4, Samiya Ahmed Selim5, Renis Auma Ojwala6, Beatriz S. Dias7, Shenghui Li8, Charles I. Addey9, Ignacio Gianelli10,11, Katherine M Maltby12, Sara Garcia-Morales13,14, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes15, Shan…
View article: Probabilistic ecological risk assessment for deep-sea mining: a Bayesian Network for Chatham Rise, SW Pacific Ocean
Probabilistic ecological risk assessment for deep-sea mining: a Bayesian Network for Chatham Rise, SW Pacific Ocean Open
Increasing interest in seabed resource use in the ocean is introducing new pressures on deep-sea environments, the ecological impacts of which need to be evaluated carefully. The complexity of these ecosystems and the dearth of comprehensi…
View article: Shallow-water mining undermines global sustainability goals
Shallow-water mining undermines global sustainability goals Open
Coastal mineral resources are promoted as a sustainable option to meet increasing metal demands. However, shallow-water mining contradicts international conservation and sustainability goals and its regulative legislation is still being de…
View article: Editorial: Solving Complex Ocean Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Research: Advances from Early Career Marine Scientists
Editorial: Solving Complex Ocean Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Research: Advances from Early Career Marine Scientists Open
Anthropogenic impacts on the world’s coasts and oceans are accelerating at an unprecedented rate, threatening marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and with it the sustainability of the goods and services marine systems provide, w…
View article: Causal Approach to Determining the Environmental Risks of Seabed Mining
Causal Approach to Determining the Environmental Risks of Seabed Mining Open
Mineral deposits containing commercially exploitable metals are of interest for seabed mineral extraction in both the deep sea and shallow sea areas. However, the development of seafloor mining is underpinned by high uncertainties on the i…
View article: We may not know much about the deep sea, but do we care about mining it?
We may not know much about the deep sea, but do we care about mining it? Open
The way we value the environment affects how we treat it. While public awareness of human impacts on the ocean is increasing, industrial activities in the deep sea are accelerating rapidly and out of sight. The underlying values we hold fo…
View article: Survey results: Values and care for remote environments
Survey results: Values and care for remote environments Open
This repository includes survey data to accompany: Kaikkonen, L., van Putten, I. We may not know much about the deep say, but do we care about mining it? People and Nature The accompanying R scripts for data analysis may be accessed via gi…
View article: Survey results: Values and care for remote environments
Survey results: Values and care for remote environments Open
This repository includes survey data to accompany: Kaikkonen, L., van Putten, I. We may not know much about the deep say, but do we care about mining it? People and Nature The accompanying R scripts for data analysis may be accessed via gi…
View article: The Quilt of Sustainable Ocean Governance: Patterns for Practitioners
The Quilt of Sustainable Ocean Governance: Patterns for Practitioners Open
In recent decades, scientists and practitioners have increasingly focused on identifying and codifying the best ways to manage activities in marine systems, leading to the development and implementation of concepts such as the social-ecolo…
View article: Causal approach to environmental risks of seabed mining
Causal approach to environmental risks of seabed mining Open
Seabed mining is approaching the commercial mining phase across the world’s oceans. This rapid industrialization of seabed resource use is introducing new pressures to marine environments. The environmental impacts of such pressures should…
View article: Spatial Variability and Detection Levels for Chlorophyll-a Estimates in High Latitude Lakes Using Landsat Imagery
Spatial Variability and Detection Levels for Chlorophyll-a Estimates in High Latitude Lakes Using Landsat Imagery Open
Monitoring lakes in high-latitude areas can provide a better understanding of freshwater systems sensitivity and accrete knowledge on climate change impacts. Phytoplankton are sensitive to various conditions: warmer temperatures, earlier i…
View article: Bayesian Networks in Environmental Risk Assessment: A Review
Bayesian Networks in Environmental Risk Assessment: A Review Open
Human activities both depend upon and have consequences on the environment. Environmental risk assessment (ERA) is a process of estimating the probability and consequences of the adverse effects of human activities and other stressors on t…
View article: Spatial Variability and Detection Levels for Chlorophyll-A Estimates in High Latitude Lakes Using Landsat Imagery
Spatial Variability and Detection Levels for Chlorophyll-A Estimates in High Latitude Lakes Using Landsat Imagery Open
Monitoring lakes in high-latitude areas can provide a better understanding of freshwater systems sensitivity and accrete knowledge on climate change impacts. Phytoplankton are sensitive to various conditions: warmer temperatures, earlier i…
View article: Autumn to spring microbial community in the northern Baltic Sea: temporal variability in bacterial, viral and nanoflagellate abundance during the cold-water season
Autumn to spring microbial community in the northern Baltic Sea: temporal variability in bacterial, viral and nanoflagellate abundance during the cold-water season Open
Marine microbial communities undergo drastic changes during the seasonal cycle in high latitude seas. Despite the dominance of microbial biomass in the oceans, comprehensive studies on the seasonal changes of microbial plankton during the …
View article: Extensive Coverage of Marine Mineral Concretions Revealed in Shallow Shelf Sea Areas
Extensive Coverage of Marine Mineral Concretions Revealed in Shallow Shelf Sea Areas Open
Ferromanganese (FeMn) concretions are mineral precipitates found on soft sediment seafloors both in the deep sea and coastal sea areas. These mineral deposits potentially form a three-dimensional habitat for marine organisms, and contain m…
View article: Workshop on scoping of physical pressure layers causing loss of benthic habitats D6C1? methods to operational data products (WKBEDLOSS)
Workshop on scoping of physical pressure layers causing loss of benthic habitats D6C1? methods to operational data products (WKBEDLOSS) Open
The workshop on scoping of physical pressure layers causing loss of benthic habitats D6C1– methods to operational data products (WKBEDLOSS) is part of a stepwise process to delivering advice on sea-floor integrity for the Marine Strategy F…
View article: Temporal patterns of phytoplankton phenology across high latitude lakes unveiled by long-term time series of satellite data
Temporal patterns of phytoplankton phenology across high latitude lakes unveiled by long-term time series of satellite data Open
Monitoring temporal changes in phytoplankton dynamics in high latitude lakes is particularly timely for understanding the impacts of warming on aquatic ecosystems. In this study, we analyzed 33-years of high resolution (30 m) Landsat (LT) …
View article: Assessing the impacts of seabed mineral extraction in the deep sea and coastal marine environments: Current methods and recommendations for environmental risk assessment
Assessing the impacts of seabed mineral extraction in the deep sea and coastal marine environments: Current methods and recommendations for environmental risk assessment Open
Mineral extraction from the seabed has experienced a recent surge of interest from both the mining industry and marine scientists. While improved methods of geological investigation have enabled the mapping of new seafloor mineral reserves…