Seventy‐One Important Questions for the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity |
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| Authors: | E C M PARSONS A ALONSO AGUIRRE AMY L BAUER LOUISE K BLIGHT JOHN A CIGLIANO MELINDA A COLEMAN ISABELLE M CÔTÉ MEGAN DRAHEIM STEPHEN FLETCHER MELISSA M FOLEY REBECCA JEFFERSON MIRANDA C JONES BRENDAN P KELAHER CAROLYN J LUNDQUIST JULIE‐BETH MCCARTHY ANNE NELSON KATHERYN PATTERSON LESLIE WALSH ANDREW J WRIGHT WILLIAM J SUTHERLAND |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University, , Fairfax, VA, 22030 U.S.A.Authors contributed equally.;2. Department of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University, , Fairfax, VA, 22030 U.S.A.;3. Smithsonian–Mason School of Conservation, , Front Royal, VA, 22630 U.S.A.;4. Centre for Applied Conservation Research, University of British Columbia, , Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada;5. WWF‐Canada, , Vancouver, BC, V6C 1T2 Canada;6. Department of Biological Sciences, Cedar Crest College, , PA, 18104 U.S.A.;7. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, NSW Fisheries, , P.O. Box 4321, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450, Australia;8. National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, , Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450 Australia;9. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, , Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada;10. Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, Natural Resource Programs, , Arlington, VA, 22203 U.S.A.;11. Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, Plymouth University, , Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA United Kingdom;12. Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, , Monterey, CA, 93940 U.S.A.;13. United States Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, , Santa Cruz, CA, 95060 U.S.A.;14. Ocean Research Unit, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, , BC, Canada;15. National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd, , Hamilton, New Zealand;16. Leigh Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, , Auckland, New Zealand;17. 406‐B Mountain Ash Crescent, , P.O. Box 1681, Sparwood British Columbia, Canada;18. Collaborative Ocean Planning, , Portland, OR, 97293 U.S.A.;19. National Geographic Society, , Washington, D.C., 20036 U.S.A.;20. Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, , Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | The ocean provides food, economic activity, and cultural value for a large proportion of humanity. Our knowledge of marine ecosystems lags behind that of terrestrial ecosystems, limiting effective protection of marine resources. We describe the outcome of 2 workshops in 2011 and 2012 to establish a list of important questions, which, if answered, would substantially improve our ability to conserve and manage the world's marine resources. Participants included individuals from academia, government, and nongovernment organizations with broad experience across disciplines, marine ecosystems, and countries that vary in levels of development. Contributors from the fields of science, conservation, industry, and government submitted questions to our workshops, which we distilled into a list of priority research questions. Through this process, we identified 71 key questions. We grouped these into 8 subject categories, each pertaining to a broad component of marine conservation: fisheries, climate change, other anthropogenic threats, ecosystems, marine citizenship, policy, societal and cultural considerations, and scientific enterprise. Our questions address many issues that are specific to marine conservation, and will serve as a road map to funders and researchers to develop programs that can greatly benefit marine conservation. Setenta y Un Preguntas Importantes para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad Marina |
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| Keywords: | horizon scanning marine biodiversity policy priority setting research agenda research questions agenda de investigació n biodiversidad marina escaneo de horizonte establecimiento de prioridades polí tica preguntas de investigació n |
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