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Energy-food nexus in the marine environment: A macroeconomic analysis on offshore wind energy and seafood production in Scotland by Qu, Yang, Hooper, Tara, Swales, J. Kim, Papathanasopoulou, Eleni, Austen, Melanie C., Yan, Xiaoyu

“…The rapid development of offshore wind farms (OWFs) has stimulated debate about its overall socioeconomic impacts. Expanding the scale of OWFs increases the…”
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Linking Species Functional Traits to Specific Biogeochemical Processes under Trawling Pressure by Tsikopoulou, Irini, Smith, Christopher J., Papadopoulou, Konstantia Nadia, Austen, Melanie C.

“…The impact of otter trawling on the relationship between functional traits of benthic invertebrates and specific biogeochemical processes were investigated in…”
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Looking Through the COVID-19 Window of Opportunity: Future Scenarios Arising From the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Five Case Study Sites by Richter, Isabell, Avillanosa, Arlene, Cheung, Victoria, Goh, Hong Ching, Johari, Sofia, Kay, Susan, Maharja, Carya, Nguyễn, Thu Hà, Pahl, Sabine, Sugardjito, Jito, Sumeldan, Joel, van Nguyen, Quyen, Vu, Hien Thuc, Wan Mohamad Ariffin, Wan Nur Syazana, Austen, Melanie C.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has caused (and continues to cause) severe disruption in global and local economies and has forced countries, societies, and individuals…”
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Bridging the Gap between Policy and Science in Assessing the Health Status of Marine Ecosystems by Borja, Angel, Elliott, Michael, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Austen, Melanie C., Berg, Torsten, Cochrane, Sabine, Carstensen, Jacob, Danovaro, Roberto, Greenstreet, Simon, Heiskanen, Anna-Stiina, Lynam, Christopher P., Mea, Marianna, Newton, Alice, Patrício, Joana, Uusitalo, Laura, Uyarra, María C., Wilson, Christian

“…Human activities, both established and emerging, increasingly affect the provision of marine ecosystem services that deliver societal and economic benefits…”
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Corrigendum: Strengthened multi-stakeholder linkages in valuation studies is critical for improved decision making outcomes for valuable mangroves – The Malaysian case study by Lee, Soon Loong, Then, Amy Yee-Hui, Goh, Hong Ching, Hattam, Caroline, Edwards-Jones, Andrew, Austen, Melanie C.

“…A corrigendum on Strengthened multi-stakeholder linkages in valuation studies is critical for improved decision making outcomes for valuable mangroves – The…”
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A sentinel watching over inter-tidal seagrass phenology across Western Europe and North Africa by Davies, Bede Ffinian Rowe, Oiry, Simon, Rosa, Philippe, Zoffoli, Maria Laura, Sousa, Ana I., Thomas, Oliver R., Smale, Dan A., Austen, Melanie C., Biermann, Lauren, Attrill, Martin J., Roman, Alejandro, Navarro, Gabriel, Barillé, Anne-Laure, Harin, Nicolas, Clewley, Daniel, Martinez-Vicente, Victor, Gernez, Pierre, Barillé, Laurent

“…Abstract Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that form extensive meadows from the inter-tidal zone up to ~50 m depth. As biological and ecological Essential…”
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Costs and benefits to European shipping of ballast-water and hull-fouling treatment: Impacts of native and non-indigenous species by Fernandes, Jose A., Santos, Lionel, Vance, Thomas, Fileman, Tim, Smith, David, Bishop, John D.D., Viard, Frédérique, Queirós, Ana M., Merino, Gorka, Buisman, Erik, Austen, Melanie C.

“…Maritime transport and shipping are impacted negatively by biofouling, which can result in increased fuel consumption. Thus, costs for fouling reduction can be…”
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Molecular diversity of fungal phylotypes co-amplified alongside nematodes from coastal and deep-sea marine environments by Bhadury, Punyasloke, Bik, Holly, Lambshead, John D, Austen, Melanie C, Smerdon, Gary R, Rogers, Alex D

“…Nematodes and fungi are both ubiquitous in marine environments, yet few studies have investigated relationships between these two groups. Microbial species…”
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Rethinking North–South Research Partnerships Amidst Global Uncertainties: Leveraging Lessons Learned from UK GCRF Projects during COVID-19 by Anghileri, Daniela, Kandel, Matt, Austen, Melanie C, Cheung, Vikki V, Coskeran, Helen, Devenish, Adam J. M, Dunlop, Patrick S. M, Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, Goh, Hong C, Mwamakamba, Sithembile, Ross, Vanessa, Spafford, John, Yeki, Precious, Agaba, Genevieve

“…International research and development projects (or grand challenge projects) consist of multicultural, multi-country, multi-sectoral, and multi-stakeholder…”
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Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic by Beaumont, Nicola J., Aanesen, Margrethe, Austen, Melanie C., Börger, Tobias, Clark, James R., Cole, Matthew, Hooper, Tara, Lindeque, Penelope K., Pascoe, Christine, Wyles, Kayleigh J.

“…This research takes a holistic approach to considering the consequences of marine plastic pollution. A semi-systematic literature review of 1191 data points…”
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Impacts of ocean acidification and burrowing urchins on within-sediment pH profiles and subtidal nematode communities by Dashfield, Sarah L., Somerfield, Paul J., Widdicombe, Stephen, Austen, Melanie C., Nimmo, Malcolm

“…Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will affect the ocean carbonate system, resulting in a predicted future decrease in the pH of seawater by…”
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Assessing Costs and Benefits of Measures to Achieve Good Environmental Status in European Regional Seas: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learnt by Börger, Tobias, Broszeit, Stefanie, Ahtiainen, Heini, Atkins, Jonathan P., Burdon, Daryl, Luisetti, Tiziana, Murillas, Arantza, Oinonen, Soile, Paltriguera, Lucille, Roberts, Louise, Uyarra, Maria C., Austen, Melanie C.

“…The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires Member States to assess the costs and benefits of Programmes of Measures (PoMs) put in place to…”
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Economic trade-offs in marine resource use between offshore wind farms and fisheries in Scottish waters by Qu, Yang, Swales, J. Kim, Hooper, Tara, Austen, Melanie C., Wang, Xinhao, Papathanasopoulou, Eleni, Huang, Junling, Yan, Xiaoyu

“…The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms (OWFs) has prompted growing concerns about the extent to which competition over the marine resource causes…”
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Valuing conservation benefits of an offshore marine protected area by Börger, Tobias, Hattam, Caroline, Burdon, Daryl, Atkins, Jonathan P., Austen, Melanie C.

“…Increasing anthropogenic pressure in the offshore marine environment highlights the need for improved management and conservation of offshore ecosystems. This…”
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Bright spots as climate‐smart marine spatial planning tools for conservation and blue growth by Queirós, Ana M., Talbot, Elizabeth, Beaumont, Nicola J., Somerfield, Paul J., Kay, Susan, Pascoe, Christine, Dedman, Simon, Fernandes, Jose A., Jueterbock, Alexander, Miller, Peter I., Sailley, Sevrine F., Sará, Gianluca, Carr, Liam M., Austen, Melanie C., Widdicombe, Steve, Rilov, Gil, Levin, Lisa A., Hull, Stephen C., Walmsley, Suzannah F., Nic Aonghusa, Caitriona

“…Marine spatial planning that addresses ocean climate‐driven change (‘climate‐smart MSP’) is a global aspiration to support economic growth, food security and…”
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Marine ecosystem services: Linking indicators to their classification by Hattam, Caroline, Atkins, Jonathan P., Beaumont, Nicola, Bӧrger, Tobias, Bӧhnke-Henrichs, Anne, Burdon, Daryl, Groot, Rudolf de, Hoefnagel, Ellen, Nunes, Paulo A.L.D., Piwowarczyk, Joanna, Sastre, Sergio, Austen, Melanie C.

“…•Generic ecosystem service classification been tailored for the marine environment.•Need for indicators of ecosystem services, functions and benefits is…”
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Integrating methods for ecosystem service assessment and valuation: Mixed methods or mixed messages? by Hattam, Caroline, Böhnke-Henrichs, Anne, Börger, Tobias, Burdon, Daryl, Hadjimichael, Maria, Delaney, Alyne, Atkins, Jonathan P., Garrard, Samantha, Austen, Melanie C.

“…A mixed-method approach was used to assess and value the ecosystem services derived from the Dogger Bank, an extensive shallow sandbank in the southern North…”
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Developing conceptual models that link multiple ecosystem services to ecological research to aid management and policy, the UK marine example by Broszeit, Stefanie, Beaumont, Nicola J., Hooper, Tara L., Somerfield, Paul J., Austen, Melanie C.

“…Our understanding of ecological processes that lead to ecosystem services is still evolving but ecological research aims to understand the linkages between the…”
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The role of interdisciplinary collaboration for stated preference methods to value marine environmental goods and ecosystem services by Börger, Tobias, Böhnke-Henrichs, Anne, Hattam, Caroline, Piwowarczyk, Joanna, Schasfoort, Femke, Austen, Melanie C.

“…With the increasing use of environmental valuation methods in coastal, marine and deep-sea settings, there is a growing need for the collaboration of natural…”
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Using stated preference valuation in the offshore environment to support marine planning by Börger, Tobias, Hooper, Tara L., Austen, Melanie C., Marcone, Oceane, Rendón, Olivia

“…This study presents valuations of components of marine natural capital that have hitherto been overlooked by the valuation literature. Using a discrete choice…”
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