title: Resilience and challenges of marine social-ecological systems under complex and interconnected drivers.
abstract: In this paper, we summarize the contributions made by an interdisciplinary group of researchers from different disciplines (biology, ecology, economics, and law) that deal with key dimensions of marine social-ecological systems. Particularly, the local and global seafood provision; the feasibility and management of marine protected areas; the use of marine ecosystem services; the institutional dimension in European fisheries, and the affordable models for providing scientific advice to small-scale fisheries. This Special Issue presents key findings from selected case studies around the world available to educators, policy makers, and the technical community. Together, these papers show that a range of diverse ecological, economic, social, and institutional components often mutually interact at spatial and temporal scales, which evidence that managing marine social-ecological systems needs a continuous adaptability to navigate into new governance systems.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Santiago de Compostela, Av. Burgo Nacións s/n, Campus do Mar, International Campus of Excellence, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain, sebastian.villasante@usc.es.
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villasante
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macho
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antelo
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-González
authors.forename: Michel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kaiser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D009792:Oceans and Seas