Abstract Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) has gained international popularity in recent
years, but the lack of consensus on its definition has precluded the use of a universal …

Ecosystem based management takes into account the interconnectedness and
interdependent nature of ecosystem components and emphasizes the importance of …

Water masses can become undersaturated with oxygen when natural processes alone or in
combination with anthropogenic processes produce enough organic carbon that is …

Degradation of coastal ecosystems in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon, Australia, has
been linked with increased land-based runoff of suspended solids, nutrients and pesticides …

Purpose Ongoing population growth and economic development place increasing demands
on the supply of services produced in and by ecosystems. The resulting degradation …

We update and reevaluate the scientific information on the distribution, history, and causes
of continental shelf hypoxia that supports the 2001 Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating, and …

This paper describes a model for assessment of coastal and offshore shellfish aquaculture
at the farm-scale. The Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model is directed …

Coastal and inland waters are continuing to decline in many parts of the world despite major
efforts made to restore them. This is due in part to the inadequate role that ecological …

Governance across the land-sea interface is an emerging challenge. The propensity for, and
intensity of social-ecological interactions across this interface (eg, eutrophication …

The construction of world-class Bay makes the marine ecology in Guangdong-Hong Kong-
Macao Great Bay Area in risk. Based on the DPSIR index framework, Lotka-Volterra …