Journal article
Towards a general framework for the assessment of interactive effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems: Results from the Making Aquatic Ecosystems Great Again (MAEGA) workshop
PJ Van den Brink, SA Bracewell, A Bush, A Chariton, CB Choung, ZG Compson, KA Dafforn, K Korbel, DR Lapen, M Mayer-Pinto, WA Monk, AL O'Brien, NK Rideout, RB Schäfer, KA Sumon, RCM Verdonschot, DJ Baird
Science of the Total Environment | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2019
Abstract
A workshop was held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, in September 2017 to collate data and literature on three aquatic ecosystem types (agricultural drainage ditches, urban floodplains, and urban estuaries), and develop a general framework for the assessment of multiple stressors on the structure and functioning of these systems. An assessment framework considering multiple stressors is crucial for our understanding of ecosystem responses within a multiply stressed environment, and to inform appropriate environmental management strategies. The framework consists of two components: (i) problem identification and (ii) impact assessment. Both assessments together proceed through the following st..
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