@article {roberts_blueprint_2023,
	title = {A blueprint for integrating scientific approaches and international communities to assess basin-wide ocean ecosystem status},
	journal = {Communications Earth \& Environment},
	volume = {4},
	number = {1},
	year = {2023},
	note = {Number: 1 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group},
	month = {jan},
	abstract = {Ocean ecosystems are at the forefront of the climate and biodiversity crises, yet we lack a unified approach to assess their state and inform sustainable policies. This blueprint is designed around research capabilities and cross-sectoral partnerships. We highlight priorities including integrating basin-scale observation, modelling and genomic approaches to understand Atlantic oceanography and ecosystem connectivity; improving ecosystem mapping; identifying potential tipping points in deep and open ocean ecosystems; understanding compound impacts of multiple stressors including warming, acidification and deoxygenation; enhancing spatial and temporal management and protection. We argue that these goals are best achieved through partnerships with policy-makers and community stakeholders, and promoting research groups from the South Atlantic through investment and engagement. Given the high costs of such research ({\texteuro}800k to {\texteuro}1.7M per expedition and {\texteuro}30{\textendash}40M for a basin-scale programme), international cooperation and funding are integral to supporting science-led policies to conserve ocean ecosystems that transcend jurisdictional borders.},
	keywords = {Marine biology, physical oceanography},
	issn = {2662-4435},
	doi = {10.1038/s43247-022-00645-w},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00645-w},
	author = {Roberts, J. Murray and Devey, Colin W. and Biastoch, Arne and Carreiro-Silva, Marina and Dohna, Tina and Dorschel, Boris and Gunn, Vikki and Huvenne, Veerle A. I. and Johnson, David and Jollivet, Didier and Kenchington, Ellen and Larkin, Kate and Matabos, Marjolaine and Morato, Telmo and Naumann, Malik S. and Orejas, Covadonga and Perez, J. Angel A. and Ragnarsson, Stef{\'a}n {\'A} and Smit, Albertus J. and Sweetman, Andrew and Unger, Sebastian and Boteler, Benjamin and Henry, Lea-Anne}
}
