1. To restore coastal marine areas, we need to work across multiple habitats simultaneously
- Author
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Vozzo, M.L., Doropoulos, C., Silliman, B.R., Steven, A., Reeves, S.E., ter Hofstede, R., van Koningsveld, M., van de Koppel, J., McPherson, T., Ronan, M., Saunders, M.I., Vozzo, M.L., Doropoulos, C., Silliman, B.R., Steven, A., Reeves, S.E., ter Hofstede, R., van Koningsveld, M., van de Koppel, J., McPherson, T., Ronan, M., and Saunders, M.I.
- Abstract
Restoration of coastal marine habitats—often conducted under the umbrella of “nature-based solutions”—is one of the key actions underpinning global intergovernmental agreements, including the Paris Agreement and the 2021–2030 United Nations (UN) Decade of Restoration. To achieve global biodiversity and restoration targets, such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030, we need methods that accelerate and scale up restoration activities in size and impact. Part of the solution is cross-habitat facilitation—positive interactions that occur when processes generated in one habitat benefit another. These interactions involve physical, biological, and biogeochemical processes, such as wave energy dampening, competition reduction, and nutrient cycling.
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- 2023