Unifying approaches to Functional Marine Connectivity for improved marine resource management: the European SEA-UNICORN COST Action

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dc.contributor.authorDarnaude, Audrey M.
dc.contributor.authorArnaud-Haond, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Ewan
dc.contributor.authorGaggiotti, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorSturrock, Anna
dc.contributor.authorBeger, Maria
dc.contributor.authorVolckaert, Filip A.M.
dc.contributor.authorPerez-Ruzafa, Angel
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Lopez, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorTanner, Susanne E.
dc.contributor.authorTuran, Cemal
dc.contributor.authorDogdu, Servet Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorKatsanevakis, Stelios
dc.contributor.authorCostantini, Federica
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T10:10:01Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T10:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-22
dc.descriptionPublication history: Published online - 22 February 2022en_US
dc.description.abstractTruly sustainable development in a human-altered, fragmented marine environment subject to unprecedented climate change, demands informed planning strategies in order to be successful. Beyond a simple understanding of the distribution of marine species, data describing how variations in spatio-temporal dynamics impact ecosystem functioning and the evolution of species are required. Marine Functional Connectivity (MFC) characterizes the flows of matter, genes and energy produced by organism movements and migrations across the seascape. As such, MFC determines the ecological and evolutionary interdependency of populations, and ultimately the fate of species and ecosystems. Gathering effective MFC knowledge can therefore improve predictions of the impacts of environmental change and help to refine management and conservation strategies for the seas and oceans. Gathering these data are challenging however, as access to, and survey of marine ecosystems still presents significant challenge. Over 50 European institutions currently investigate aspects of MFC using complementary methods across multiple research fields, to understand the ecology and evolution of marine species. The aim of SEA-UNICORN, a COST Action within the European Union Horizon 2020 framework programme, is to bring together this research effort, unite the multiple approaches to MFC, and to integrate these under a common conceptual and analytical framework. The consortium brings together a diverse group of scientists to collate existing MFC data, to identify knowledge gaps, to enhance complementarity among disciplines, and to devise common approaches to MFC. SEA-UNICORN will promote co-working between connectivity practitioners and ecosystem modelers to facilitate the incorporation of MFC data into the predictive models used to identify marine conservation priorities. Ultimately, SEA-UNICORN will forge strong forward-working links between scientists, policy-makers and stakeholders to facilitate the integration of MFC knowledge into decision support tools for marine management and environmental policiesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis article is adapted from the MoU of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action CA19107 ‘Unifying Approaches to Marine Connectivity for improved Resource Management for the Seas” (SEA-UNICORN) - supported by the Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation. COST Action CA19107 ‘Unifying Approaches to Marine Connectivity for improved Resource Management for the Seas” (SEA-UNICORN) - https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19107/en_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/414
dc.identifier.citationDarnaude, A., Arnaud-Haond, S., Hunter, E., Gaggiotti, O., Sturrock, A., Beger, M., Volckaert, F., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., López-López, L., Tanner, S.E., Turan, C., Ahmet Doğdu, S., Katsanevakis, S. and Costantini, F. (2022) ‘Unifying approaches to Functional Marine Connectivity for improved marine resource management: the European SEA-UNICORN COST Action’, Research Ideas and Outcomes. Pensoft Publishers. doi:10.3897/rio.8.e80223.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2367-7163
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3897/rio.8.e80223
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPensoft Publishersen_US
dc.rights© Darnaude A et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.subjectecosystem servicesen_US
dc.subjectmanagementen_US
dc.subjectmarine biodiversityen_US
dc.subjectmarine resourcesen_US
dc.subjectmarine spatial planningen_US
dc.subjectmeta-populationen_US
dc.subjectmeta-ecosystemsen_US
dc.titleUnifying approaches to Functional Marine Connectivity for improved marine resource management: the European SEA-UNICORN COST Actionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dcterms.dateSubmitted2022-01-07

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