Can we use recovery timescales to define Good Environmental Status?

Ecosystem-based management is mandated by international legislation, including the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) in the EU. This introduces a requirement for marine environments to achieve “Good Environmental Status” or GES, implying that the ecosystem is in a healthy and biodiverse sta...

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Main Authors: Robert B. Thorpe, Michael Heath, Christopher P. Lynam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23011263