An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean

作者：Halpern, Benjamin S.^*; Longo, Catherine; Hardy, Darren; McLeod, Karen L.; Samhouri, Jameal F.; Katona, Steven K.; Kleisner, Kristin; Lester, Sarah E.; O'Leary, Jennifer; Ranelletti, Marla; Rosenberg, Andrew A.; Scarborough, Courtney; Selig, Elizabeth R.; Best, Benjamin D.; Brumbaugh, Daniel R.; Chapin, F. Stuart; Crowder, Larry B.; Daly, Kendra L.; Doney, Scott C.; Elfes, Cristiane; Fogarty, Michael J.; Gaines, Steven D.; Jacobsen, Kelsey I.; Karrer, Leah Bunce; Leslie, Heather M.

来源：Nature, 2012, 488(7413): 615-+.

DOI：10.1038/nature11397

• SAFE OPERATING SPACE
• ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
• INDICATORS
• FRAMEWORK
• IMPACTS

The ocean plays a critical role in supporting human well-being, from providing food, livelihoods and recreational opportunities to regulating the global climate. Sustainable management aimed at maintaining the flow of a broad range of benefits from the ocean requires a comprehensive and quantitative method to measure and monitor the health of coupled human-ocean systems. We created an index comprising ten diverse public goals for a healthy coupled human-ocean system and calculated the index for every coastal country. Globally, the overall index score was 60 out of 100 (range 36-86), with developed countries generally performing better than developing countries, but with notable exceptions. Only 5% of countries scored higher than 70, whereas 32% scored lower than 50. The index provides a powerful tool to raise public awareness, direct resource management, improve policy and prioritize scientific research.

• 出版日期2012-8-30