The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment
The rising demand of ecosystem services, due to the increasing human population in coastal areas, and the subsequent need to secure healthy and sustainable seas constitute a major challenge for marine ecosystems management. In addition, global anthropogenic changes have transformed the marine realm,...
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| author | Sun-Hee Lee Li-Chun Tseng Yang Ho Yoon Eduardo Ramirez-Romero Jiang-Shiou Hwang Juan Carlos Molinero |
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| description | The rising demand of ecosystem services, due to the increasing human population in coastal areas, and the subsequent need to secure healthy and sustainable seas constitute a major challenge for marine ecosystems management. In addition, global anthropogenic changes have transformed the marine realm, thereby challenging ecosystem health and the services necessary for human welfare. These changes have opened ecological space for opportunistic organisms, such as jellyfish, resulting in ecosystem-wide and economic implications that threaten marine ecosystem services. Here, we used a comprehensive dataset of jellyfish hazards over the period 1960–2019 to track their dynamics and implications for human welfare. Our results revealed that their large-scale patterns have been mainly enhanced in human-perturbed Large Marine Ecosystems, although the contribution of jellyfish Class to hazard type changed across ocean regions. The long-term variability of these events suggests that their temporal patterns mirror the pace of ocean warming and ocean health degradation nurtured by global anthropogenic changes in recent decades. These results warn of the wide socioecological risks of jellyfish hazards, and their implications advocate for transboundary, regional cooperation to develop effective ecosystem-based management actions. Failure to integrate jellyfish into ocean surveys will compromise coastal ecosystem services governance.Classification: Social Sciences/Sustainability Science, Biological Sciences/Ecology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e87006f717a34c90b97261b633330d312023-01-19T04:16:19ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202023-01-01171107699The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environmentSun-Hee Lee0Li-Chun Tseng1Yang Ho Yoon2Eduardo Ramirez-Romero3Jiang-Shiou Hwang4Juan Carlos Molinero5Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan; MARBEC, IRD/CNRS/IFREMER/Université de Montpellier, Sète CEDEX 34203, France; Corresponding authors.Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, TaiwanDepartment of Marine Convergence Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Republic of KoreaInstituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, ICMAN,CSIC, Republica Saharaui, 4, Puerto Real, Cadiz, 11519, SpainInstitute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan; Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan; Center of Excellence for Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan; Corresponding authors.MARBEC, IRD/CNRS/IFREMER/Université de Montpellier, Sète CEDEX 34203, FranceThe rising demand of ecosystem services, due to the increasing human population in coastal areas, and the subsequent need to secure healthy and sustainable seas constitute a major challenge for marine ecosystems management. In addition, global anthropogenic changes have transformed the marine realm, thereby challenging ecosystem health and the services necessary for human welfare. These changes have opened ecological space for opportunistic organisms, such as jellyfish, resulting in ecosystem-wide and economic implications that threaten marine ecosystem services. Here, we used a comprehensive dataset of jellyfish hazards over the period 1960–2019 to track their dynamics and implications for human welfare. Our results revealed that their large-scale patterns have been mainly enhanced in human-perturbed Large Marine Ecosystems, although the contribution of jellyfish Class to hazard type changed across ocean regions. The long-term variability of these events suggests that their temporal patterns mirror the pace of ocean warming and ocean health degradation nurtured by global anthropogenic changes in recent decades. These results warn of the wide socioecological risks of jellyfish hazards, and their implications advocate for transboundary, regional cooperation to develop effective ecosystem-based management actions. Failure to integrate jellyfish into ocean surveys will compromise coastal ecosystem services governance.Classification: Social Sciences/Sustainability Science, Biological Sciences/Ecology.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022006262Global anthropogenic changesMarine ecosystem healthSustainable development goalsMarine biogeographyEcosystem indicatorsGelatinous carnivore zooplankton |
| spellingShingle | Sun-Hee Lee Li-Chun Tseng Yang Ho Yoon Eduardo Ramirez-Romero Jiang-Shiou Hwang Juan Carlos Molinero The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment Environment International Global anthropogenic changes Marine ecosystem health Sustainable development goals Marine biogeography Ecosystem indicators Gelatinous carnivore zooplankton |
| title | The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment |
| title_full | The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment |
| title_fullStr | The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment |
| title_short | The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment |
| title_sort | global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment |
| topic | Global anthropogenic changes Marine ecosystem health Sustainable development goals Marine biogeography Ecosystem indicators Gelatinous carnivore zooplankton |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022006262 |
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