Combined effects of human pressures on Europe's marine ecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Marine ecosystems are under high demand for human use, giving concerns about how pressures from human activities may affect their structure, function, and status. In Europe, recent developments in mapping of marine habitats and human activities now enable a coherent spatial evaluation of potential combined effects of human activities. Results indicate that combined effects from multiple human pressures are spread to 96% of the European marine area, and more specifically that combined effects from physical disturbance are spread to 86% of the coastal area and 46% of the shelf area. We compare our approach with corresponding assessments at other spatial scales and validate our results with European-scale status assessments for coastal waters. Uncertainties and development points are identifi

SUBMITTER: Korpinen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8116428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature