Mapping global human dependence on marine ecosystems

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dc.contributor.authorSelig, Elizabeth R.
dc.contributor.authorHole, David G.
dc.contributor.authorAllison, Edward H.
dc.contributor.authorArkema, Katie K.
dc.contributor.authorMcKinnon, Madeleine C.
dc.contributor.authorChu, Jingjie
dc.contributor.authorSherbinin, Alex de
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Brendan
dc.contributor.authorGlew, Louise
dc.contributor.authorHolland, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorIngram, Jane Carter
dc.contributor.authorRao, Nalini S.
dc.contributor.authorRussell, Roly B.
dc.contributor.authorSrebotnjak, Tanja
dc.contributor.authorTeh, Lydia C.L.
dc.contributor.authorTroëng, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Will R.
dc.contributor.authorZvoleff, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-12T16:57:34Z
dc.date.available2019-02-12T16:57:34Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-19
dc.description.abstractMany human populations are dependent on marine ecosystems for a range of benefits, but we understand little about where and to what degree people rely on these ecosystem services. We created a new conceptual model to map the degree of human dependence on marine ecosystems based on the magnitude of the benefit, susceptibility of people to a loss of that benefit, and the availability of alternatives. We focused on mapping nutritional, economic, and coastal protection dependence, but our model is repeatable, scalable, applicable to other ecosystems, and designed to incorporate additional services and data. Here we show that dependence was highest for Pacific and Indian Ocean island nations and several West African countries. More than 775 million people live in areas with relatively high dependence scores. By identifying where and how people are dependent on marine ecosystems, our framework can be used to design more effective large‐scale management and policy interventions.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.12617en_US
dc.format.extent10 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m23bq2-tgvw
dc.identifier.citationElizabeth R. Selig, David G. Hole , Edward H. Allison , Katie K. Arkema , Madeleine C. McKinnon , Jingjie Chu, Alex de Sherbinin, Brendan Fisher, Louise Glew, Margaret B. Holland, Jane Carter Ingram, Nalini S. Rao, Roly B. Russell, Tanja Srebotnjak, Lydia C.L. Teh, Sebastian Troëng, Will R. Turner , Alexander Zvoleff ,Mapping global human dependence on marine ecosystems, Conservation Letters. 2019, e12617, https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12617en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12617
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/12768
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sonsen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Geography and Environmental Systems Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectcoastal protectionen_US
dc.subjectecosystem servicesen_US
dc.subjectfood securityen_US
dc.subjecthuman dependenceen_US
dc.subjectocean managementen_US
dc.subjectsustainable developmenten_US
dc.titleMapping global human dependence on marine ecosystemsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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