Integrated ecosystem assessments: developing the scientific basis for ecosystem-based management of the ocean

Phillip S Levin; Michael J Fogarty; Steven A Murawski; David Fluharty

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000014

Integrated ecosystem assessments: developing the scientific basis for ecosystem-based management of the ocean

PLoS Biol. 2009 Jan 20;7(1):e14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000014.

Authors

Phillip S Levin¹, Michael J Fogarty, Steven A Murawski, David Fluharty

Affiliation

¹ NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. Phil.Levin@noaa.gov

Abstract

Integrated ecosystem assessments challenge the broader scientific community to move beyond the important task of tallying insults to marine ecosystems to developing quantitative tools that can support the decisions national and regional resource managers must make.

MeSH terms

Computer Simulation
Conservation of Natural Resources / methods*
Decision Making
Decision Theory
Ecosystem*
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Humans
Oceans and Seas
Risk