Marine ecosystem restoration in a changing ocean

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Danovaro ◽  
James Aronson ◽  
Roberto Cimino ◽  
Cristina Gambi ◽  
Paul VR Snelgrove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Ecosystem Restoration

Investigating societal attitudes toward marine ecosystem restoration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eamonn O'Connor ◽  
Stephen Hynes ◽  
Wenting Chen ◽  
Nadia Papadopoulou ◽  
Christopher Smith
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Ecosystem Restoration

scholarly journals MERCES: Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas (H2020 funded project)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Danovaro ◽  
Cristina Gambi
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Ecosystem Restoration ◽  
Marine Ecology ◽  
Marine Habitats ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Restoration Measures ◽  
European Seas

MERCES “Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas” (GA 689518) is the first H2020 European project focused on the ecological restoration of degraded marine habitats and the recovering of their biodiversity and ecosystem services. Specific aims include a) improving existing, and developing new, restoration actions of degraded marine habitats; b) increasing the adaptation of EU degraded marine habitats to global change; c) enhancing marine ecosystem resilience and services; d) conducting cost-benefit analyses for marine restoration measures; e) creating new industrial targets and job opportunities. To achieve these objectives MERCES created a multi-disciplinary consortium (28 Partners from 16 Countries) with skills in marine ecology, restoration, policy, socio-economics, knowledge transfer, dissemination and communication.

scholarly journals Upgrading Marine Ecosystem Restoration Using Ecological‐Social Concepts

BioScience ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avigdor Abelson ◽  
Benjamin S. Halpern ◽  
Daniel C. Reed ◽  
Robert J. Orth ◽  
Gary A. Kendrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Ecosystem Restoration

scholarly journals Species richness accelerates marine ecosystem restoration in the Coral Triangle

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (45) ◽  
pp. 11986-11991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan L. Williams ◽  
Rohani Ambo-Rappe ◽  
Christine Sur ◽  
Jessica M. Abbott ◽  
Steven R. Limbong
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Ecosystem Restoration ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coastal Ecosystems ◽  
Coastal Development ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Coral Triangle ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Seagrass Meadows

Ecosystem restoration aims to restore biodiversity and valuable functions that have been degraded or lost. The Coral Triangle is a hotspot for marine biodiversity held in its coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests, all of which are in global decline. These coastal ecosystems support valuable fisheries and endangered species, protect shorelines, and are significant carbon stores, functions that have been degraded by coastal development, destructive fishing practices, and climate change. Ecosystem restoration is required to mitigate these damages and losses, but its practice is in its infancy in the region. Here we demonstrate that species diversity can set the trajectory of restoration. In a seagrass restoration experiment in the heart of the Coral Triangle (Sulawesi, Indonesia), plant survival and coverage increased with the number of species transplanted. Our results highlight the positive role biodiversity can play in ecosystem restoration and call for revision of the common restoration practice of establishing a single target species, particularly in regions having high biodiversity. Coastal ecosystems affect human well-being in many important ways, and restoration will become ever more important as conservation efforts cannot keep up with their loss.

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