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Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science

Pittman SJ, Yates KL, Bouchet PJ, Alvarez-Berastegui D, Andréfouët S, Bell SS, Berkström C, Boström C, Brown CJ, Connolly RM, Devillers R, Eggleston D, Gilby BL, Gullström M, Halpern BS, Hidalgo M, Holstein D, Hovel K, Huettmann F, Jackson EL, James WR, Kellner JB, Kot CY, Lecours Vincent, Lepczyk C, Nagelkerken I, Nelson J, Olds AD, Santos RO, Scales KL, Schneider David C., Schilling HT, Simenstad C, Suthers IM, Treml EA, Wedding LM, Yates P et Young M. (2021). Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 663, p. 1-29.

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URL officielle: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3354/meps13661

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Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine management, biodiversity conservation, and restoration. While important progress in this field has been made in the past decade, there has been no coherent prioritisation of key research questions to help set the future research agenda for seascape ecology. We used a 2-stage modified Delphi method to solicit applied research questions from academic experts in seascape ecology and then asked respondents to identify priority questions across 9 interrelated research themes using 2 rounds of selection. We also invited senior management/conservation practitioners to prioritise the same research questions. Analyses highlighted congruence and discrepancies in perceived priorities for applied research. Themes related to both ecological concepts and management practice, and those identified as priorities include seascape change, seascape connectivity, spatial and temporal scale, ecosystem-based management, and emerging technologies and metrics. Highest-priority questions (upper tercile) received 50% agreement between respondent groups, and lowest priorities (lower tercile) received 58% agreement. Across all 3 priority tiers, 36 of the 55 questions were within a ±10% band of agreement. We present the most important applied research questions as determined by the proportion of votes received. For each theme, we provide a synthesis of the research challenges and the potential role of seascape ecology. These priority questions and themes serve as a roadmap for advancing applied seascape ecology during, and beyond, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

Type de document:Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation
ISSN:0171-8630
Volume:663
Pages:p. 1-29
Version évaluée par les pairs:Oui
Date:31 Mars 2021
Nombre de pages:29
Identifiant unique:10.3354/meps13661
Sujets:Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Océanographie
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Biologie et autres sciences connexes
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Sciences de la terre (géologie, géographie)
Département, module, service et unité de recherche:Unités de recherche > Centre de recherche sur la Boréalie (CREB)
Départements et modules > Département des sciences humaines
Mots-clés:research priorities, ecosystem-based management, sustainability science, connectivity. restoration, spatial patterns
Déposé le:30 oct. 2023 18:08
Dernière modification:31 juill. 2024 15:38
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