Sharpening resilience concepts to catalyze advances in marine social-ecological systems research

Irene Martins, Jonas Letschert, Stefan Koenigstein, Lotta Kluger, Benjamin Blanz, Hélène Buchholzer (), Lucía Espasandín, Miguel López, Ashley Mackenzie, Emily Quiroga, Jorge Suarez-Caballero, Jamie Tam and Teresa Tavera-Ortiz
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Irene Martins: UNIVERSITY OF PORTO CIIMAR CIMAR PORTO PRT - Partenaires IRSTEA - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture
Jonas Letschert: Thuenen-Institute
Stefan Koenigstein: ZMT - Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Universität Bremen [Deutschland] = University of Bremen [Germany] = Université de Brême [Allemagne]
Lotta Kluger: Kiel University, Germany.
Benjamin Blanz: Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Risks, UHH - Universität Hamburg = University of Hamburg
Hélène Buchholzer: UBO EPE - Université de Brest, AMURE - Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - UBO EPE - Université de Brest - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Lucía Espasandín: Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Miguel López: Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Ashley Mackenzie: Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Emily Quiroga: Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Risks, UHH - Universität Hamburg = University of Hamburg
Jorge Suarez-Caballero: Institute of Science Tokyo
Jamie Tam: Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Teresa Tavera-Ortiz: UABC - Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

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Abstract: Abstract Marine social-ecological systems (SES) are increasingly affected by anthropogenic stressors such as climate change, fisheries, pollution, and habitat degradation. The responses of these complex adaptive systems, and the interactions between their ecological and social components, are still not fully understood. Resilience, vulnerability, adaptive capacity, and tipping points capture essential aspects of SES dynamics, but their heterogeneous use within the marine research community hampers progress toward integrative understanding and effective sustainable governance. Drawing from a session at MSEAS 2024, subsequent participatory activities, and a focused literature review, we examine how resilience-related concepts in marine SES are defined and assessed. We propose recommendations to guide resilience-related studies in marine SES: (1) begin with clear definitions of resilience-related concepts and underlying theory; (2) define the system, its components and boundaries, as well as the temporal and spatial scales of analysis; (3) contextualize the used methods or indicators within the wider SES research landscape; and (4) adopt a more holistic SES view by accounting for effects on system components beyond the primary focus of the study. The use of a shared set of guiding principles in marine SES research would strengthen conceptual coherence, facilitate cross-system comparisons, and support interdisciplinary integration in marine science.

Date: 2025-12-02
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Published in ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2025, 82 (12), ⟨10.1093/icesjms/fsaf208⟩

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DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsaf208

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