| | A point, or repeating trajectory, in state space to which a system tends to return.
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| | A contraction of BIological Diversity. The variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems. | Convention on Biological Diversity (1992). Convention on Biological Diversity. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada | https://www.cbd.int/convention/articles/default.shtml?a=cbd-02 |
| | A biological reference point (BRP) in its most generic form is a metric of stock status from a biological perspective. The biological reference point often reflects the combination of several components of stock dynamics (growth, recruitment and mortality, usually including fishing mortality) into a single index. The index is usually expressed as an associated fishing mortality rate or a biomass level. The procedure for estimating the reference point and the underlying model is agreed within the scientific community. Additional BRPs include BMSY and FMSY. | | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1577/M06-267.1 |
| | A major ecological community of organisms adapted to a particular climatic or environmental condition on a large geographic area in which they occur. | Biology Online Dictionary | http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Biome |
| | The maximum number of organisms of a given species that can be supported in a given habitat or geographic area.. | Townsend, C., Begon, M. and Harper, J. (2008) Essentials of Ecology, 3rd Edition. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford | http://biodiversitya-z.org/themes/terms?s=menu |
| | All of the organisms that interact, both directly and indirectly (e.g. competition, predation), within an ecosystem. All populations of organisms in a given area. | Census of Marine Life Glossary | http://www.coml.org/investigating/glossary.html |
| | Physical or ecological events that allow materials or organisms to move between or influence habitats, populations or assemblages that are intermittently isolated in space or time. | | http://www.d.umn.edu/~thrabik/Sheaves%20et%20al%20MEPS%202009.pdf |
| | The benefits derived from the services provided by an ecosystem that are used directly by an economic agent. These include consumptive uses (e.g. harvesting goods) and nonconsumptive uses (e.g. enjoyment of scenic beauty). | TEEB (2010) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB. | http://doc.teebweb.org/wp-content/uploads/Study%20and%20Reports/Reports/Synthesis%20report/TEEB%20Synthesis%20Report%202010.pdf |
| | The desirable status/level of pressures, whose characteristics ideally imply and reflect specific values and limits (normative); reflect ‘‘higher’’ values and ethical principles and rules (principled); reflect the wide range of interests, goals and objectives that exist (integrative); work with, not artificially reduce, complexity (complex); accept and recognize the inevitability of change (dynamic); synthesize a wide range of information and knowledge (transdisciplinary); are applicable to a wide range of ecosystem types and conditions (applicable); involve actors, stakeholders, public (participatory); are explainable and implementable in a consistent way to different people and groups (understandable); and are inherently tentative and evolving as conditions and knowledge change (adaptive). | | http://flash.lakeheadu.ca/~rrempel/ecology/Biodiversity_Papers/PDF0268-Slocombe.pdf |
| | An ecological unit that includes all the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic, or chemical, physical) components that interact in an environment or habitat. | Census of Marine Life Glossary | http://www.coml.org/investigating/glossary.html |
| | A strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. An ecosystem approach is based on the application of appropriate scientific methods focused on levels of biological organization, which encompass the essential structure, processes, functions, and interactions among organisms and their environment. It recognizes that humans, with their cultural diversity, are an integral component of many ecosystems. | CBD Secretariat (2000) Decision V/6 Ecosystem approach. Document UNEP/CBD/COP/5/6. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nairobi, Kenya & Hassan R, Scholes R, Ash N (eds) (2005) Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing, Volume 1, Current State and Trends. Island Press, Washington | https://www.cbd.int/decision/cop/?id=7148 http://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.767.aspx.pdf |
| | A synthesis and integration of information on relevant physical, chemical, ecological, and human processes in relation to specified management objectives. | Levin et al., 2008, 2009 | https://www.st-test.nmfs.noaa.gov/iea/next-gen-tool.html |
| | Environmental management approach that recognizes the full array of interactions within an ecosystem, including humans, rather than considering single issues, species, or ecosystem service. | | https://islandpress.org/book/ecosystem-based-management-for-the-oceans |
| | 'Ecosystem function' is the technical term used in the Framework to define the biological, geochemical and physical processes and components that take place or occur within an ecosystem. Or more simply put, ecosystem functions relate to the structural components of an ecosystem (e.g. vegetation, water, soil, atmosphere and biota) and how they interact with each other, within ecosystems and across ecosystems. Sometimes, ecosystem functions are called ecological processes. | SEQ Ecosystem Services Framework | http://seqecosystems.kingfishercreative.com.au/ecosystem-functions.html |
| | Ecosystem indicators are used to communicate information about ecosystems and the impact human activity has on ecosystems to groups such as the public or government policy makers. Ecosystems are complex and ecological indicators can help describe them in simpler terms that can be understood and used by non-scientists to make management decisions. | | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J064v13n04_03 |
| | The direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human well-being. The concept ‘ecosystem goods and services’ is synonymous with ecosystem services. | TEEB (2010) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB. | http://doc.teebweb.org/wp-content/uploads/Study%20and%20Reports/Reports/Synthesis%20report/TEEB%20Synthesis%20Report%202010.pdf |
| | The structure of an ecosystem is a description of the organisms (biotic) and physical features of environment (abiotic) including the amount and distribution of nutrients in a particular habitat and per trophic level, including autotrophs, consumers, decomposers, and transformers. It also provides information regarding the range of climatic conditions prevailing in the area. | | http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c09/e6-70-05-01.pdf |
| | Ecosystem-level reference points are grounded in policy, balancing social, economic and ecological goals and other ecosystem indicators toward establishing targets and thresholds for balancing and maximizing biological and economic productivity, and minimizing adverse system-wide effects. | | http://wildoceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ERPs-for-Forage-Species-9-23-14.pdf |
| | The value that individuals place on knowing that a resource exists, even if they never use that resource (also sometimes known as conservation value or passive use value). | TEEB (2010) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB. | http://doc.teebweb.org/wp-content/uploads/Study%20and%20Reports/Reports/Synthesis%20report/TEEB%20Synthesis%20Report%202010.pdf |
| | Effects observed at a distance, often difficult to relate to an individual activity or installation. This terminology has been used in assessing effects of e.g. marine aquaculture, tidal turbines, and sediment loading. | | http://www.int-res.com/articles/aei2010/1/q001p085.pdf |
| | The role of biological diversity in providing capacity for renewal and reorganization of desirable ecosystem states following change, and preventing shifts to undesirable ecosystem states. Ecosystems with high response diversity provide a buffer that insures the system against the failure of management actions and policies. | | https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3868116.pdf |
| | All the many public and private actions at all different scales (global, regional, national, and local) that can directly and indirectly influence, development, use and management of coastal and marine systems, including their associated formal and informal institutions. | | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211464515000433 |
| | Concept prominently used in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment – it describes elements largely agreed to constitute ‘a good life’, including basic material goods, freedom and choice, health and bodily well-being, good social relations, security, peace of mind, and spiritual experience. | TEEB (2010) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB. | http://doc.teebweb.org/wp-content/uploads/Study%20and%20Reports/Reports/Synthesis%20report/TEEB%20Synthesis%20Report%202010.pdf |
| | Ecological impact is the effect of human activities and natural events on living organisms and their non-living environment. | Glossary of Statistical Terms | https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=718 |
| | The knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. | Hassan R, Scholes R, Ash N (eds) (2005) Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing, Volume 1, Current State and Trends. Island Press, Washington | http://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.767.aspx.pdf |
| | The benefits derived from the goods and services provided by an ecosystem that are used indirectly by an economic agent. For example, the purification of drinking water filtered by soils. | TEEB (2010) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB. | http://doc.teebweb.org/wp-content/uploads/Study%20and%20Reports/Reports/Synthesis%20report/TEEB%20Synthesis%20Report%202010.pdf |
| | The ability of an ecosystem to maintain its organisation in the face of changing environmental conditions, it is said to have integrity. The integrity of an ecosystem does not only reflect a single characteristic of an ecosystem and therefore encompasses a wide set of criteria. | | http://www.biodiversitya-z.org/content/ecosystem-integrity |
| | Analyzes, synthesizes, and harmonizes links between disciplines into a coordinated and coherent whole. | Multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in health research, services, education and policy: 1. Definitions, objectives, and evidence of effectiveness | http://uvsalud.univalle.edu.co/pdf/politica_formativa/documentos_de_estudio_referencia/multidisciplinarity_interdisicplinarity_transdisciplinarity.pdf |
| | Species interactions might be referred to as the invisible fabric of nature because the strength of their influence is detectable only after a perturbation to one or more of the interacting species. | | http://www.pnas.org/content/111/2/581.long |
| | Credibility refers to the (perceived) quality, validity and scientific adequacy of knowledge exchanged at science-policy interfaces. It includes credibility both of the knowledge production processes and of the knowledge holders. Relevance (or saliency) refers to responsiveness to policy and societal needs. Legitimacy refers to the (perceived) fairness and balance of the science-policy interface processes, including inclusiveness of other stakeholders, transparency, fairness in handling of diverging values, beliefs, and interests. | | https://academic.oup.com/spp/article-abstract/41/2/194/1693910?redirectedFrom=fulltext |
