FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science–policy–practice nexus: challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies BT AF Drakou, Evangelia G. Kermagoret, Charlene Liquete, Camino Ruiz-Frau, Ana Burkhard, Kremena Lillebø, Ana I. van Oudenhoven, Alexander P. E. Ballé-Béganton, Johanna Rodrigues, João Garcia Nieminen, Emmi Oinonen, Soile Ziemba, Alex Gissi, Elena Depellegrin, Daniel Veidemane, Kristina Ruskule, Anda Delangue, Justine Böhnke-Henrichs, Anne Boon, Arjen Wenning, Richard Martino, Simone Hasler, Berit Termansen, Mette Rockel, Mark Hummel, Herman El Serafy, Ghada Peev, Plamen AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:3;4:4;5:5;6:6;7:7;8:1;9:8,9;10:10;11:10;12:11;13:12;14:13;15:14;16:14;17:15;18:16;19:11;20:17;21:18;22:19;23:19;24:17;25:20;26:11;27:21; FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-EM;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:;18:;19:;20:;21:;22:;23:;24:;25:;26:;27:; C1 UMR M101, AMURE, CNRS, OSU-IUEM, Université de Brest, Brest, France Department of Geo-Information Processing, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy Department of Global Change Research, Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany Department of Biology & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal Institute of Environmental Sciences CML, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Campus Do*Mar – International Campus of Excellence, Vigo, Spain Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Marine Research Centre, Helsinki, Finland Marine and Coastal Systems Department, Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environment, University Iuav of Venice, Venice, Italy Institute of Marine Science, National Research Council, Venice, Italy Baltic Environmental Forum, Riga, Latvia French Committee of IUCN, Paris, France Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Ramboll Environ, Portland, ME, USA Laurence Mee Centre for Society & Sea, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, UK Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Yerseke, The Netherlands BlueLink Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria C2 UBO, FRANCE UNIV TWENTE, NETHERLANDS JRC, ITALY IMEDEA, SPAIN UNIV LEIBNIZ HANNOVER, GERMANY UNIV AVEIRO, PORTUGAL UNIV LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS UNIV SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN UNIV VIGO, SPAIN SYKE, FINLAND DELTARES, NETHERLANDS UNIV VENICE, ITALY CNR, ITALY BALTIC ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM, LATVIA IUCN, FRANCE UNIV WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS RAMBOLL ENVIRON, USA SAMS SCOTLAND, UK UNIV AARHUS, DENMARK INST SEA RESEARCH (NIOZ), NETHERLANDS BLUELINK FND, BULGARIA SI BREST SE PDG-RBE-EM UM AMURE TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00637/74867/75267.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Policy relevance;pan-European approach;uncertainty;ocean literacy;data gaps;bottom-up approach AB We compared and contrasted 11 European case studies to identify challenges and opportunities toward the operationalization of marine and coastal ecosystem service (MCES) assessments in Europe. This work is the output of a panel convened by the Marine Working Group of the Ecosystem Services Partnership in September 2016. The MCES assessments were used to (1) address multiple policy objectives simultaneously, (2) interpret EU-wide policies to smaller scales and (3) inform local decision-making. Most of the studies did inform decision makers, but only in a few cases, the outputs were applied or informed decision-making. Significant limitations among the 11 assessments were the absence of shared understanding of the ES concept, data and knowledge gaps, difficulties in accounting for marine social–ecological systems complexity and partial stakeholder involvement. The findings of the expert panel call for continuous involvement of MCES ‘end users’, integrated knowledge on marine social–ecological systems, defining thresholds to MCES use and raising awareness to the general public. Such improvements at the intersection of science, policy and practice are essential starting points toward building a stronger science foundation supporting management of European marine ecosystems. PY 2018 PD JAN SO International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management SN 2151-3732 PU Informa UK Limited VL 13 IS 3 BP 51 EP 67 DI 10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330 ID 74867 ER EF