Perspectives on a Global Observing System to Assess Ocean Health

Autor: Carlos M. Duarte, Ian Poiner, John Gunn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 5 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-7745
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00265
Popis: Concern over the deterioration of the oceans has generated a demand for a system able to assess ocean health globally, and approaches to assess ocean health globally and an observing system delivering the data to support this assessment are now being developed. In parallel with public health systems, a system to assess ocean health should evaluate the occurrence and severity of a set of syndromes of concern through a series of indicators composed from a parsimonious set of ecosystem essential ocean variables delivered by a coherent and robust observing system. The development of such approach for the global assessment of ocean health will help inform policies acting upon the drivers causing ocean syndromes and help ensure a healthy ocean for all.
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