Abstract
Understanding the threats to global biodiversity and ecosystem services posed by human impacts on coastal and marine environments requires the establishment and maintenance of ecological observator ...
Highlights
Human activities threaten both the natural functioning of coastal and marine ecosystems and their sustainable use by present and future generations (Worm et al, 2006; Defeo et al, 2009; Halpern et al, 2012; Howes et al, 2015; Drius et al, 2016; Malavasi et al, 2018)
An important outcome of OceanObs’09 was the recognition of an imbalance between physical and biogeochemical/biological/ecological observations within most observing systems and the recommendation that GOOS consider how to expand the scope of observations to best address socially pressing global issues, including food security, harmful algal blooms, the spread of dead zones, and biodiversity conservation (Lindstrom et al, 2012)
In this paper we explore the coastal and marine component of ILTER as a platform for global coastal and ocean observation, highlighting the role of ecological observations to address the challenges posed by climate change and evolving human needs and stressors within the coastal zone
Summary
Human activities threaten both the natural functioning of coastal and marine ecosystems and their sustainable use by present and future generations (Worm et al, 2006; Defeo et al, 2009; Halpern et al, 2012; Howes et al, 2015; Drius et al, 2016; Malavasi et al, 2018). The International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER3) is uniquely poised to contribute to the need for integrated, global observation of biological and ecological aspects of coastal ecosystems.
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