Our new research looks at global threats to marine ecosystems from marine, land and climate stressors
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@vivtulloch @ConnollyLab @bluecology @BSHalpern
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320719318889?dgcid=author

Total cumulative impact scores for coastal ecosystems were twice those of offshore ecosystems
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Asia, the Caribbean and Europe have the most impacted coastal ecosystems
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>11 mill km2 of coastal ecosystems currently affected by intense levels (90th percentile) of land-based impacts – worst affected are mangroves, where land stressors make up 50% of all total cumulative impacts – catchment management needed
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But there are many gaps in management of coastal ecosystems, particularly the managed of stressors from on land, like pollution
@oceangriffiths
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0964569119303035

The team looked at hotspots of marine, land and climate based stressors and compared them to national management policies addressing each of those stressor types
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This new approach to comparing cumulative impacts with existing environmental management can help us identify where filling policy gaps can best address threats to marine biodiversity n/n