Publications
Peer-reviewed publications by the OHI team; * indicates open access.
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OHI assessments
Global
website with all data and supplementary methods
- Halpern et al. 2017, PLoS ONE*. Drivers and implications of change in global ocean health over the past 5 years. (website with interactive figures and maps)
- Halpern et al. 2015, PLoS ONE*. Patterns and emerging trends in global ocean health. (2013 and updated 2012 global data)
- Halpern et al. 2012, Nature. An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean. (original 2012 global data)
Best Practices
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Lowndes et al. 2017, Nature Ecology & Evolution*. Our path to better science in less time using open data science tools. (website with resources and media links)
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Lowndes et al. 2015, PeerJ*. Best practices for assessing ocean health in multiple contexts using tailorable frameworks.
U.S. West Coast
- Halpern et al. 2014, PLoS ONE*. Assessing the health of the U.S. West Coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index. (data)
Brazil
- Elfes et al. 2014, PLoS ONE*. A regional-scale Ocean Health Index for Brazil. (data)
Fiji
- Selig et al. 2015, Ecosystem Services. Measuring indicators of ocean health for an island nation: The Ocean Health Index for Fiji.
Antarctica
- Longo et al. 2017, Frontiers in Marine Science. Using the Ocean Health Index to Identify Opportunities and Challenges to Improving Southern Ocean Ecosystem Health.
Canada
- O’Hara et al. 2020, PLoS ONE*. Changes in ocean health in British Columbia from 2001 to 2016.
- Daigle et al. 2017, PLoS ONE*. Incorporating public priorities in the Ocean Health Index: Canada as a case study.
Arctic
- Burgass et al. 2018, Regional Environmental Change*. A pan-Arctic assessment of the status of marine social-ecological systems.
OHI supporting methods
Fisheries
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Afflerbach et al. 2019, Fish and Fisheries. Quantifying uncertainty in the wild‐caught fisheries goal of the Ocean Health Index.
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Anderson et al. 2017, Fish and Fisheries. Improving estimates of population status and trend with superensemble models. (datalimited R package for catch only models)
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Kleisner et al. 2013, AMBIO. Exploring patterns of seafood provision revealed in the global Ocean Health Index.
Species
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O’Hara et al. 2019, Conservation Letters*. Mapping status and conservation of global at‐risk marine biodiversity.
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O’Hara et al. 2017, PLoS ONE*. Aligning marine species range data to better serve science and conservation. (website with interactive figures and maps)
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Selig et al. 2013, PLoS ONE*. Assessing global marine biodiversity status within a coupled socio-ecological perspective.
Cumulative Human Impacts
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Halpern et al. 2019, Scientific Reports*. Recent pace of change in human impact on the world’s ocean. (data); (code)
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Halpern et al. 2015, Nature Communications*. Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean. (data)
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Micheli et al. 2013, PLoS ONE*. Cumulative Human Impacts on Mediterranean and Black Sea Marine Ecosystems: Assessing Current Pressures and Opportunities. (website with interactive maps)
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Halpern et al. 2008, Science. A global map of human impact on marine ecosystems. (data)
Reference points
- Samhouri et al. 2012, Ecosphere. Sea Sick? Setting targets to assess ocean health and ecosystem services.
Uncertainty
- Frazier et al. 2016, PLoS ONE*. Mapping Uncertainty Due to Missing Data in the Global Ocean Health Index.
Goal weighting
- Daigle et al. 2016, Marine Policy. From coast to coast: Public perception of ocean-derived benefits in Canada.
- Halpern et al. 2013, Marine Policy. Elicited preferences for components of ocean health in the California Current.
Multipliers
- Jacobsen et al. 2014, Marine Policy. A global synthesis of the economic multiplier effects of marine sectors.
Marine assessments
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Katona et al. 2017, OpenChannels: Forum for Ocean Planning and Management*. Navigating the seascape of ocean management: waypoints on the voyage toward sustainable use.
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Borja et al. 2016, Frontiers in Marine Science*. Overview of Integrative Assessment of Marine Systems: The Ecosystem Approach in Practice.
- IOC-UNESCO and UNEP 2016 Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends. Nairobi.
- Halpern, & Frazier 2016. Chapter 7.7: Cumulative human impacts in the world’s large marine ecosystems. pp 225-237.
- Halpern et al. 2016. Chapter 7.8: Ocean Health Index for the world’s large marine ecosystems. pp. 239–249.
- Kleisner et al. 2016. Chapter 8: Identifying patterns of risk among large marine ecosystems using multiple indicators. pp 253–287.
- Blasiak et al. 2016, Marine Policy. Local and regional experiences with assessing and fostering ocean health.
OHI+ documentation
Ecuador
- OHI+ Santa Elena 2020 Final Report (in Spanish)
- OHI+ Gulf of Guayaquil 2015 Final Report (in Spanish)
- OHI+ Gulf of Guayaquil 2015 Goal details (in Spanish)
Israel
- Tsemel et al. 2014, Ecology & Environment. D Grade for the Mediterranean- Applying the Ocean Health Index to Israel. (in Hebrew). צמל, ע., א. שיינין, וי. סוארי. 2014. ציון “מספיק בקושי” לים התיכון – התאמת מדד בריאות הים העולמי לישראל. אקולוגיה וסביבה 3: 218–222
- OHI+ Israel 2014 Supplementary Information (in English)