MARISCO
Marine Research and Innovation for a Sustainable management of Coasts and Oceans
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OBJECTIVES
MARISCO starts by acknowledging that drivers of change – biological responses and sustainable management strategies (and even targets) – are multidimensional, but their assessment and implementation in management is often conducted in simplified effect-response frameworks.
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Understanding the relative importance of anthropogenic changes in marine communities in terms of composition, richness, dominance and interaction webs.
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Quantifying the variety and strength of feedbacks between multiple aspects of biodiversity change and multiple dimensions of Nature’s Contribution to People (NCP).
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Co-developing targets and strategies for a sustainable management of coastal marine ecosystems in cooperation with stakeholders.
South African Team Outputs
Publications
Vermeulen-Miltz, E., Clifford-Holmes, J.K., Scharler, U.M. and Lombard, A.T., 2023. A system dynamics model to support marine spatial planning in Algoa Bay, South Africa. Environmental Modelling & Software, 160, p.105601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105601
Vargas‐Fonseca, O.A., Frazier, M., Lombard, A.T. and Halpern, B.S., 2024. Knowns and unknowns in future human pressures on the Ocean. Earth's Future, 12(9), p.e2024EF004559. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004559
Frainer, G., Elwen, S., Dines, S., James, B., Vermeulen, E., Penry, G., VARGAS‐FONSECA, O.A., Atkins, S., Conry, D. and Gridley, T., 2023. Rostrum abnormalities in the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in South Africa. Integrative Zoology, 18(4), pp.616-629.