Background Research on ecosystem services has grown exponentially during the last
decade. Most of the studies have focused on assessing and map** terrestrial ecosystem …

The acceleration of global warming and increased vulnerability of marine social-ecological
systems affect the benefits provided by the ocean. Spatial planning of marine areas is vital to …

This paper systematically reviews and synthesizes peer-reviewed, English-language
scientific publications (n= 212) to identify relevant research about how Ecosystem-Based …

Integrated assessment and its inherent platform, integrated modelling, present an
opportunity to synthesize diverse knowledge, data, methods and perspectives into an …

Marine ecosystems are increasingly threatened by the cumulative effects of multiple human
pressures. Cumulative effect assessments (CEAs) are needed to inform environmental …

Planning a sustainable future for coastal populations requires the effective implementation
of ecosystem management frameworks that explicitly incorporate human activities. A …

Evidence-based decision making is an essential process for sustainable, effective, and
efficient marine spatial planning (MSP). In that sense, decision support tools (DSTs) could …

Planning of marine areas is being developed worldwide to foster sustainable ocean
management and governance. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a process that aims to …

Understanding the effects of scale is essential to the understanding of natural ecosystems,
particularly in marine environments where sampling is more limited and sporadic than in …

Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, ie seagrass
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …