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dc.contributor.authorMcQuatters-Gollop, A
dc.contributor.authorGuérin, L
dc.contributor.authorArroyo, NL
dc.contributor.authorAubert, A
dc.contributor.authorArtigas, LF
dc.contributor.authorBedford, J
dc.contributor.authorCorcoran, E
dc.contributor.authorDierschke, V
dc.contributor.authorElliott, SAM
dc.contributor.authorGeelhoed, SCV
dc.contributor.authorGilles, A
dc.contributor.authorGonzález-Irusta, JM
dc.contributor.authorHaelters, J
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, M
dc.contributor.authorLe Loc'h, F
dc.contributor.authorLynam, CP
dc.contributor.authorNiquil, N
dc.contributor.authorMeakins, B
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, I
dc.contributor.authorPadegimas, B
dc.contributor.authorPesch, R
dc.contributor.authorPreciado, I
dc.contributor.authorRombouts, I
dc.contributor.authorSafi, G
dc.contributor.authorSchmitt, P
dc.contributor.authorSchückel, U
dc.contributor.authorSerrano, A
dc.contributor.authorStebbing, P
dc.contributor.authorDe la Torriente, A
dc.contributor.authorVina-Herbon, C
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T15:35:06Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T15:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.identifier.issn1470-160X
dc.identifier.issn1872-7034
dc.identifier.other109148
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/19555
dc.description.abstract

The Northeast Atlantic, a highly productive maritime area, has been exposed to a wide range of direct human pressures, such as fishing, shipping, coastal development, pollution, and non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions, in addition to anthropogenically-driven global climate change. Nonetheless, this regional sea supports a high diversity of species and habitats, whose functioning provides a variety of ecosystem services, essential for human welfare. In 2017, OSPAR, the Northeast Atlantic Regional Seas Commission, delivered an assessment of marine biodiversity for the Northeast Atlantic. This assessment examined biodiversity indicators separately to identify changes in Northeast Atlantic biodiversity, but stopped short of determining the status of biodiversity for many species and habitats. Here, we expand on this work and for the first time, a semi-quantitative approach is applied to evaluate holistically the state of Northeast Atlantic marine biodiversity across marine food webs, from plankton to top predators, via fish, pelagic and benthic habitats, including xeno-biodiversity (i.e. NIS). Our analysis reveals widespread degradation in marine ecosystems and biodiversity, particularly for marine birds and coastal bottlenose dolphins, as well as for benthic habitats and fish in some regions. The poor biodiversity status of these ecosystem components is likely the result of cumulative effects of human activities, such as habitat destruction or disturbance, overexploitation, eutrophication, the introduction of NIS, and climate change. Bright spots are also revealed, such as recent signs of recovery in some fish and marine bird communities and recovery in harbour and grey seal populations and the condition of coastal benthic communities in some regions. The status of many indicators across all ecosystem components, but particularly for the novel pelagic habitats, food webs and NIS indicators, however, remains uncertain due to gaps in data, unclear pressure-state relationships, and the non-linear influence of some pressures on biodiversity indicators. Improving monitoring and data access and increasing understanding of pressure-state relationships, including those that are non-linear, is therefore a priority for enabling future assessments, as is consistent and stable resourcing for expert involvement.

dc.format.extent109148-109148
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.subjectFood webs
dc.subjectIndicators
dc.subjectHolistic assessment
dc.subjectEcosystem approach
dc.subjectMarine Strategy Framework Directive
dc.subjectAnthropogenic pressures
dc.titleAssessing the state of marine biodiversity in the Northeast Atlantic
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.volume141
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalEcological Indicators
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109148
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences
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dcterms.dateAccepted2022-07-03
dc.rights.embargodate2022-8-24
dc.identifier.eissn1872-7034
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plymouth.funderPlankton science for supporting the implementation of marine ecosystem-based management and conservation::NERC


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