Risk to the supply of ecosystem services across aquatic ecosystems

• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.346
• Publication Date: 2018-12-24T02:24:59Z
• Authors: Fiona Culhane; Heliana Teixeira; Antonio J.A. Nogu...; Florian Borgwardt; Daniel Trauner; Ana Lillebø; GerJan Piet; Mathias Kuemmerlen; Hugh McDonald; Tim O'Higgins; Ana Luisa Barbosa; Jan Tjalling van ...; Alejandro Iglesia...; Juan Arevalo-Torres; Julian Barbière; Leonie A. Robinson
• Keywords: Marine; Biodiversity; 15. Life on land; Ecosystem-based management; 01 natural sciences; 6. Clean water; 12. Responsible consumption; Coastal; Freshwater; Sustainability; 13. Climate action; 14. Life underwater; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

The capacity of ecosystems to supply ecosystem services is decreasing. Sustaining this requires an understanding the links between impacts pressures introduced by human activities and how can lead changes in services. Here, we apply a novel approach, assessing 'risk service supply' (RESS), across range aquatic seven case studies. We link aggregate impact risk from on components, with relative score their potential greatest RESS found where component high subject risk. In context, explore variability 99 types 11 realms, ranging oceanic wetlands. some causes observed, including assessment area, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) population density. that Lakes, Rivers, Inlets Coastal realms had highest RESS, though was highly dependent location. positive relationship potential, indicating components rely most for services, are also those at However, indicates protecting alone will not protect all parts Broad socio-economic factors explained RESS. For example, positively associated GDP artificial agricultural land use highlighting need achieve balance increasing sustaining health wellbeing more broadly. This approach be used sustainable management use, highlight critical supplying