The socio-ecological systems (SESs) framework provides cross-disciplinary insight into
complex environmental problems. Numerous studies have applied the SES framework to …

Stressor-response (SR) functions quantify ecological responses to natural environmental
variation or anthropogenic stressors. They are also core drivers of cumulative effects (CE) …

The warming trend of the Arctic is punctuated by several record‐breaking warm years with
very low sea ice concentrations. The nature and reversibility of marine ecosystem responses …

Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is a potential antidote to the alleviation of multiple
stressors in highly-valued and contested marine environments. An understanding of the …

To enable environmental management actions to be more effectively prioritized, cumulative
effects between multiple stressors need to be accounted for in risk-assessment frameworks …

The approach of applying stressor load limits or thresholds to aid estuarine management is
being explored in many global case studies. However, there is growing concern regarding …

Managing cumulative effects in coastal marine ecosystems and predicting outcomes of
mitigation or restorative actions represent a major challenge globally for scientists and …

Acknowledging complexity within relationships between fundamental ecology and societal
research is critical in improving our current understanding of how natural ecosystems work …

To the untrained eye, soft‐sediment habitats are often viewed as vast expanses of
featureless sand and mud. With new technology, it is finally possible to begin to map the …

Abstract Using a modified Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) framework, this
paper assesses progress towards sustainability over time with a case study of the demersal …