Preston J, Debney A, Gamble C, Hardy M J, Underwood G J C, Garbutt A, Harley J, Baker R, Dunk R M, Grigg M, Hancock B T, Hendy I W, La Marca E C, Murray J, Pettorelli N, Pittman S J, Reeves S E, Robertson M, Sturrock A M, Thurstan R H, Unsworth R K F, Ward E A, Ward S L, Watson G J, Watson S C L, Wedding L M, Worthington T A, Wright R A, Yesson C, Zu Ermgassen P S E
Institute of Marine Sciences, School of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO4 9LY UK.
Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY UK.
NPJ Ocean Sustain. 2025;4(1):33. doi: 10.1038/s44183-025-00128-3. Epub 2025 Jun 12.
Temperate coastal marine ecosystems have undergone severe global loss and degradation. We provide a framework for considering ecological connectivity in marine systems and evidence for ecological connectivity across temperate coastal seascapes, developed through expert consensus and structured review. We demonstrate that ecosystem functioning and the delivery of ecosystem services require the existence of a healthy mosaic of coastal habitats, maintained by the exchanges of matter and energy between them. We advocate a seascape approach, that restores connectivity and optimal structure-function relationships, is crucial for successful ecosystem restoration. Consequently, we provide recommendations to deliver seascape restoration of coastal habitats to support the targets set by the 2021-30 UN Decades of Ocean Science and Ecosystem Restoration. Acknowledging the interconnected nature of coastal ecosystems has implications for policy. We identify opportunities and actions to support nature recovery and integrate policy frameworks across climate and biodiversity agendas to achieve international goals for planetary resilience.
温带沿海海洋生态系统在全球范围内遭受了严重的损失和退化。我们提供了一个用于考量海洋系统中生态连通性的框架，并通过专家共识和结构化审查得出了跨温带沿海海域生态连通性的证据。我们证明，生态系统功能和生态系统服务的提供需要存在由沿海栖息地之间物质和能量交换所维持的健康镶嵌体。我们倡导一种景观方法，这种方法恢复连通性和最佳的结构 - 功能关系，对于成功的生态系统恢复至关重要。因此，我们提供建议以实现沿海栖息地的景观恢复，以支持2021 - 2030年联合国海洋科学与生态系统恢复十年设定的目标。认识到沿海生态系统的相互联系性质对政策具有影响。我们确定支持自然恢复的机会和行动，并整合气候和生物多样性议程的政策框架，以实现地球恢复力的国际目标。
