Marine Biodiversity in the Anthropocene
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 6583
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biodiversity; marine ecology; ecology; species diversity; conservation; climate change; invasive species
Interests: habitat structure, scale, interactions, disturbance, protection; resource management; Ecosystem Based Marine Spatial Management (EB-MSM), Marine Spatial Planning (MSP); Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); Fishery Reserve Areas (FRAs); stakeholder; conflict
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The current Anthropocene era is characterized by accelerating global changes shaped by human activities. The effects the extant biota are numerous and often unprecedented. Despite large efforts carried out in the last 10 years or so, marine biodiversity is only partially known. Even less known is how biodiversity changes are going to influence human wellbeing through, e.g., altered ecosystem functioning. This situation hinders the ability of the scientific community to adequately inform policy-making and management of the marine territory, which faces rapid change and high uncertainty. The present Special Issue aims to identify critical issues for understanding marine biodiversity transformation by focusing on major agents involved in the progressive change of the marine realm. Some of these are climate change (including increased temperature, acidification of seawater, and increased frequency of extreme weather issues); sea-level rise; alteration of freshwater and sediment input; coastal lowland reclamation and development, as well as its protection; habitat loss and transformation; contamination; eutrophication; spread of exotic invasive species; fishing and aquaculture; and the release of noise, light, and inner materials (including plastic debris) in the marine environment. This Special Issue aims to provide an updated and timely selection of topics to identify emerging trends and priorities in the next marine biodiversity research agenda.
Dr. Luigi Musco
Dr. Tomás Vega Fernández
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Anthropogenic impact
- Pollution
- Coastal change
- Global change
- Marine conservation
- Marine biodiversity
- Good environmental status
- Biodiversity loss
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