Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal

Coastal and marine ecosystems provide valuable ecosystem services (ES) from which humans derive societal goods and benefits (SG&B) after inputting human capital. Their assessment and integration into management plans are crucial to maintain ecosystem productivity and ensure robust and resilient...

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Autores: Cunha, J., Cabecinha, E., Villasante, S., Balbi, S., Elliott, M., Ramos, S.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
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Palavra-chave:Ecosystem assessment
Good environmental status
Maritime spatial planning
Marine conservation
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spelling Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, PortugalCunha, J.Cabecinha, E.Villasante, S.Balbi, S.Elliott, M.Ramos, S.Ecosystem assessmentGood environmental statusMaritime spatial planningMarine conservationCoastal and marine ecosystems provide valuable ecosystem services (ES) from which humans derive societal goods and benefits (SG&B) after inputting human capital. Their assessment and integration into management plans are crucial to maintain ecosystem productivity and ensure robust and resilient ecosystems. However, regulating and maintenance ecosystem services (RMES) are usually not given focused attention in ecosystem services assessments, despite their importance in supporting the ecological foundations of ecosystems and the provision of other ES. This research used regional to local indicators and spatial analysis to assess the provision of RMES along a coastal-open sea gradient in the northern coast of Portugal, as a tool to define priority areas for ecosystem-based and protected area management. Nine classes of RMES were identified and eleven indicators were used as proxies to assess and evaluate the continuum coast-sea multifunctionality, ES/SG&B bundles and hotspots and coldspots of ES supply. The study showed that 20% of the study area was classified as hotspots of RMES provision, i.e. areas with statistically significant higher values of RMES provision within the management area, and 28% classified as coldspots, i.e. areas with minimal values. The hotspots were mainly distributed along coastal areas and estuaries, with three main marine regions identified. While in general 39% of the areas identified as important for RMES provision were already protected, in the marine region only 30% of the key areas for RMES provision identified in this study are currently protected. The methods used in this work, using locally based and spatially explicit information on RMES provision, are applicable to other areas globally, as they are fundamental in supporting more effective management decisions at spatial scales from local to the wider regions.This research was partially supported by the project OCEAN3R - Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and waters , NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000064 , co-funded by Programa Operacional Regional do Norte (NORTE 2020), through Portugal 2020 and Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) , by national funds through FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology within the scope of UIDB/04423/2020 , UIDP/04423/2020 , UIDB/04033/2020 and UIDP/04033/2020 ; and by JC PhD fellowship from FCT Do*Mar (ref. PD/BD/150359/2019 , co-financed by FSE through Programa Operacional Regional Norte ), and a research contract to SR ( DL57/2016/CP1344/CT0020 ). This study has also received support from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the grant agreement Nº GA 101082048 . The contribution of ME was funded in part under the EU HorizonEurope MARBEFES project ( MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services , https://www.marbefes.eu/ ) through the UKRI Grant Agreement no. 10048815 . We also acknowledge the time and constructive feedback that greatly helped to improve the quality of this manuscript by two anonymous reviewers.Ocean and Coastal ManagementEuropean Commission202420242023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/63741reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/101082048info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/10048815https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106876info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/© 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/637412026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
title Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
spellingShingle Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
Cunha, J.
Ecosystem assessment
Good environmental status
Maritime spatial planning
Marine conservation
title_short Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
title_full Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
title_fullStr Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
title_sort Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cunha, J.
Cabecinha, E.
Villasante, S.
Balbi, S.
Elliott, M.
Ramos, S.
author Cunha, J.
author_facet Cunha, J.
Cabecinha, E.
Villasante, S.
Balbi, S.
Elliott, M.
Ramos, S.
author_role author
author2 Cabecinha, E.
Villasante, S.
Balbi, S.
Elliott, M.
Ramos, S.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecosystem assessment
Good environmental status
Maritime spatial planning
Marine conservation
topic Ecosystem assessment
Good environmental status
Maritime spatial planning
Marine conservation
description Coastal and marine ecosystems provide valuable ecosystem services (ES) from which humans derive societal goods and benefits (SG&B) after inputting human capital. Their assessment and integration into management plans are crucial to maintain ecosystem productivity and ensure robust and resilient ecosystems. However, regulating and maintenance ecosystem services (RMES) are usually not given focused attention in ecosystem services assessments, despite their importance in supporting the ecological foundations of ecosystems and the provision of other ES. This research used regional to local indicators and spatial analysis to assess the provision of RMES along a coastal-open sea gradient in the northern coast of Portugal, as a tool to define priority areas for ecosystem-based and protected area management. Nine classes of RMES were identified and eleven indicators were used as proxies to assess and evaluate the continuum coast-sea multifunctionality, ES/SG&B bundles and hotspots and coldspots of ES supply. The study showed that 20% of the study area was classified as hotspots of RMES provision, i.e. areas with statistically significant higher values of RMES provision within the management area, and 28% classified as coldspots, i.e. areas with minimal values. The hotspots were mainly distributed along coastal areas and estuaries, with three main marine regions identified. While in general 39% of the areas identified as important for RMES provision were already protected, in the marine region only 30% of the key areas for RMES provision identified in this study are currently protected. The methods used in this work, using locally based and spatially explicit information on RMES provision, are applicable to other areas globally, as they are fundamental in supporting more effective management decisions at spatial scales from local to the wider regions.
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