An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status

Queirós, Ana C. ... et al.-- 15 pages, 1 figure, 3 tables

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Autores: Queirós, Ana M., Flo Arcas, Eva, Krause-Jensen, Dorte
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palavra-chave:Ecosystems
European Union
Good environmental status
Indicator
Pressure
Water Framework Directive
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
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spelling An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental StatusQueirós, Ana M.Flo Arcas, EvaKrause-Jensen, DorteEcosystemsEuropean UnionGood environmental statusIndicatorPressureWater Framework DirectiveMarine Strategy Framework DirectiveQueirós, Ana C. ... et al.-- 15 pages, 1 figure, 3 tablesLarge efforts are on-going within the EU to prepare the Marine Strategy Framework Directive's (MSFD) assessment of the environmental status of the European seas. This assessment will only be as good as the indicators chosen to monitor the 11 descriptors of good environmental status (GEnS). An objective and transparent framework to determine whether chosen indicators actually support the aims of this policy is, however, not yet in place. Such frameworks are needed to ensure that the limited resources available to this assessment optimize the likelihood of achieving GEnS within collaborating states. Here, we developed a hypothesis-based protocol to evaluate whether candidate indicators meet quality criteria explicit to the MSFD, which the assessment community aspires to. Eight quality criteria are distilled from existing initiatives, and a testing and scoring protocol for each of them is presented. We exemplify its application in three worked examples, covering indicators for three GEnS descriptors (1, 5, and 6), various habitat components (seaweeds, seagrasses, benthic macrofauna, and plankton), and assessment regions (Danish, Lithuanian, and UK waters). We argue that this framework provides a necessary, transparent and standardized structure to support the comparison of candidate indicators, and the decision-making process leading to indicator selection. Its application could help identify potential limitations in currently available candidate metrics and, in such cases, help focus the development of more adequate indicators. Use of such standardized approaches will facilitate the sharing of knowledge gained across the MSFD parties despite context-specificity across assessment regions, and support the evidence-based management of European seasThis study was conceptualized and undertaken through the DEVOTES (Development of innovative Tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status) project, funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme, “The Ocean of Tomorrow” Theme (grant agreement no. 308392), www.devotes-project.eu. AQ and PS further acknowledge funding support from the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme (jointly funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council and the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, contract agreement NE/L003279/1)Peer ReviewedFrontiers MediaEuropean CommissionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2017201720162017info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/143446reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/308392https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00073Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1434462026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
title An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
spellingShingle An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
Queirós, Ana M.
Ecosystems
European Union
Good environmental status
Indicator
Pressure
Water Framework Directive
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
title_short An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
title_full An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
title_fullStr An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
title_full_unstemmed An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
title_sort An Objective Framework to Test the Quality of Candidate Indicators of Good Environmental Status
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Queirós, Ana M.
Flo Arcas, Eva
Krause-Jensen, Dorte
author Queirós, Ana M.
author_facet Queirós, Ana M.
Flo Arcas, Eva
Krause-Jensen, Dorte
author_role author
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Krause-Jensen, Dorte
author2_role author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecosystems
European Union
Good environmental status
Indicator
Pressure
Water Framework Directive
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
topic Ecosystems
European Union
Good environmental status
Indicator
Pressure
Water Framework Directive
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
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