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Journal article
Seascape ecology: Identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science
Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol.663, pp.1-29
2021
Abstract
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, bio-diversity 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).
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- Title
- Seascape ecology: Identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science
- Authors
- S J Pittman (Author) - University of OxfordK L Yates (Author) - University of SalfordP J Bouchet (Author) - University of St AndrewsD Alvarez-Berastegui (Author) - Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting SystemS Andréfouët (Author) - University of Reunion IslandS S Bell (Author) - University of South FloridaC Berkström (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesC Boström (Author) - Åbo Akademi UniversityC J Brown (Author) - Dalhousie UniversityR M Connolly (Author) - Griffith UniversityR Devillers (Author) - Université de MontpellierD Eggleston (Author) - North Carolina State UniversityB L Gilby (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringM Gullström (Author) - Södertörn UniversityB S Halpern (Author) - University of California, Santa BarbaraM Hidalgo (Author) - Instituto Español de OceanografíaD Holstein (Author) - Louisiana State UniversityK Hovel (Author) - San Diego State UniversityF Huettmann (Author) - University of Alaska FairbanksW R James (Author) - University of Louisiana at LafayetteE L Jackson (Author) - Central Queensland UniversityJ B Kellner (Author) - International Council for the Exploration of the SeaC Y Kot (Author) - Duke UniversityV Lecours (Author) - University of FloridaC Lepczyk (Author) - Auburn UniversityI Nagelkerken (Author) - The University of AdelaideJ Nelson (Author) - Louisiana State UniversityA D Olds (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringR O Santos (Author) - Florida International UniversityK L Scales (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringD C Schneider (Author) - Memorial University of NewfoundlandH T Schilling (Author) - UNSW AustraliaC Simenstad (Author) - University of WashingtonI M Suthers (Author) - UNSW AustraliaE A Treml (Author) - Deakin UniversityL M Wedding (Author) - University of OxfordP Yates (Author) - Sydney Institute of Marine ScienceM Young (Author) - Deakin University
- Publication details
- Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol.663, pp.1-29
- Publisher
- Inter-Research
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.3354/meps13661
- ISSN
- 1616-1599; 0171-8630
- Copyright note
- © The authors 2021. Open Access under Creative Commons by Attribution Licence. Use, distribution and reproduction are un-restricted. Authors and original publication must be credited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99522207102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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