@article{fdi:010077098,
  title = {{M}aking ecological indicators management ready : assessing the specificity, sensitivity, and threshold response of ecological indicators},
  author = {{F}u, {C}. {H}. and {X}u, {Y}. and {B}undy, {A}. and {G}russ, {A}. and {C}oll, {M}arta and {H}eymans, {J}. {J}. and {F}ulton, {E}. {A}. and {S}hannon, {L}. and {H}alouani, {G}. and {V}elez, {L}. and {A}koglu, {E}. and {L}ynam, {C}. {P}. and {S}hin, {Y}unne-{J}ai},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}oving toward ecosystem-based fisheries management ({EBFM}) necessitates a suite of ecological indicators that are responsive to fishing pressure, capable of tracking changes in the state of marine ecosystems, and related to management objectives. {I}n this study, we employed the gradient forest method to assess the performance of 14 key ecological indicators in terms of specificity, sensitivity and the detection of thresholds for {EBFM} across ten marine ecosystems using four modelling frameworks ({E}copath with {E}cosim, {OSMOSE}, {A}tlantis, and a multispecies size-spectrum model). {A}cross seven of the ten ecosystems, high specificity to fishing pressure was found for most of the 14 indicators. {T}he indicators biomass to fisheries catch ratio ({B}/{C}), mean lifespan and trophic level of fish community were found to have wide utility for evaluating fishing impacts. {T}he biomass indicators, which have been identified as {E}ssential {O}cean {V}ariables by the {G}lobal {O}cean {O}bserving {S}ystem ({GOOS}), had lower performance for evaluating fishing impacts, yet they were most sensitive to changes in primary productivity. {T}he indicator {B}/{C} was most sensitive to low levels of fishing pressure with a generally consistent threshold response around 0.4*{F}-{MSY} (fishing mortality rate at maximum sustainable yield) across nine of the ten ecosystems. {O}ver 50% of the 14 indicators had threshold responses at, or below similar to 0.6* {F}-{MSY} for most ecosystems, indicating that these ecosystems would have already crossed a threshold for most indicators when fished at {F}-{MSY}. {T}his research provides useful insights on the performance of indicators, which contribute to facilitating the worldwide move toward {EBFM}.},
  keywords = {{E}cological modelling ; {F}ishing pressure ; {G}radient forest method ; {I}ndictor performance ; {M}arine ecosystem ; {P}rimary productivity},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {I}ndicators},
  volume = {105},
  numero = {},
  pages = {16--28},
  ISSN = {1470-160{X}},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.055},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077098},
}