Image: Drivers of change in marine ecosystems

Description: "Marine ecosystem science on an intertwined planet. Changes in marine ecosystem dynamics are influenced by socioeconomic activities (for example, fishing, pollution) and human-induced biophysical change (for example, temperature, ocean acidification) and can interact and severely impact marine ecosystem dynamics and the ecosystem services they generate to society. Understanding these direct—or proximate—interactions is an important step towards sustainable use of marine ecosystems. However, proximate interactions are embedded in a much broader socioeconomic context where, for example, economy through trade and finance, human migration and technological advances, operate and interact at a global scale, influencing proximate relationships. These indirect—or distal—interactions add dimensionality and complexity to the global marine social-ecological system." – [1]
Author: Henrik Österblom, Beatrice I. Crona, Carl Folke, Magnus Nyström and Max Troell
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