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Main Authors: Rehren, Jennifer, Probst, W Nikolaus, Kraan, Casper, Neumann, Hermann, Krishna, Shubham, Hasenbein, Matthias, Örey, Serra, Ludwig, Kim, Wirtz, Kai W, Lemmen, Carsten, Gimpel, Antje, Stelzenmüller, Vanessa
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Language:en
Published: Marine environmental research 2026
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41875834/
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author Rehren, Jennifer
Probst, W Nikolaus
Kraan, Casper
Neumann, Hermann
Krishna, Shubham
Hasenbein, Matthias
Örey, Serra
Ludwig, Kim
Wirtz, Kai W
Lemmen, Carsten
Gimpel, Antje
Stelzenmüller, Vanessa
author_facet Rehren, Jennifer
Probst, W Nikolaus
Kraan, Casper
Neumann, Hermann
Krishna, Shubham
Hasenbein, Matthias
Örey, Serra
Ludwig, Kim
Wirtz, Kai W
Lemmen, Carsten
Gimpel, Antje
Stelzenmüller, Vanessa
Rehren, Jennifer
Probst, W Nikolaus
Kraan, Casper
Neumann, Hermann
Krishna, Shubham
Hasenbein, Matthias
Örey, Serra
Ludwig, Kim
Wirtz, Kai W
Lemmen, Carsten
Gimpel, Antje
Stelzenmüller, Vanessa
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Unravelling cumulative effects of human pressures on demersal fish traits using a driver-pressure-state-impact framework. Rehren, Jennifer Probst, W Nikolaus Kraan, Casper Neumann, Hermann Krishna, Shubham Hasenbein, Matthias Örey, Serra Ludwig, Kim Wirtz, Kai W Lemmen, Carsten Gimpel, Antje Stelzenmüller, Vanessa Animals Fishes Climate Change Fisheries Humans North Sea Environmental Monitoring Human Activities Ecosystem Highly productive shelf seas, like the North Sea, face increasing pressure from climate change and the rapid expansion of offshore renewables alongside chronic human pressures such as fisheries. The extent to which biological communities are impacted largely depends on the species' characteristics, such as behaviour and life-history traits. Understanding the cause-effect relationships between a pressure and species' traits is thus a critical step towards comprehensive assessments and mapping of cumulative effects on key functions of biological communities. In this context, we explored cause-effect pathways among drivers (i.e., human activities and climate change), their pressures, and the trait composition of demersal fish communities in the southern North Sea. We first identified potential cause-effect pathways through a literature review and structured them using the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact (DPSI) framework. Then, we tested these pathways using multivariate statistical analysis of spatial data on drivers, pressures, and demersal fish traits. The DPSI model consisted of six drivers, ten pressures and seven traits. We identified enrichment and the introduction of pollutants as the pressures influenced by the largest number of drivers and having the broadest impacts on fish. The traits sensitive to the selected pressures included not only the typical slow life-history characteristics but also migration, and benthic reproductive strategies. Mapping sensitive trait modalities, such as large size, suggested higher abundances along the UK, German, and Danish coasts, indicating an increased risk of cumulative effects of human activities in shallow and nearshore areas. The cause-effect pathways described here provide a knowledge base for future trait-based cumulative effects assessments and allow for the prioritisation of management strategies.
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spellingShingle Unravelling cumulative effects of human pressures on demersal fish traits using a driver-pressure-state-impact framework.
Rehren, Jennifer
Probst, W Nikolaus
Kraan, Casper
Neumann, Hermann
Krishna, Shubham
Hasenbein, Matthias
Örey, Serra
Ludwig, Kim
Wirtz, Kai W
Lemmen, Carsten
Gimpel, Antje
Stelzenmüller, Vanessa
Animals
Fishes
Climate Change
Fisheries
Humans
North Sea
Environmental Monitoring
Human Activities
Ecosystem
Unravelling cumulative effects of human pressures on demersal fish traits using a driver-pressure-state-impact framework. Rehren, Jennifer Probst, W Nikolaus Kraan, Casper Neumann, Hermann Krishna, Shubham Hasenbein, Matthias Örey, Serra Ludwig, Kim Wirtz, Kai W Lemmen, Carsten Gimpel, Antje Stelzenmüller, Vanessa Animals Fishes Climate Change Fisheries Humans North Sea Environmental Monitoring Human Activities Ecosystem Highly productive shelf seas, like the North Sea, face increasing pressure from climate change and the rapid expansion of offshore renewables alongside chronic human pressures such as fisheries. The extent to which biological communities are impacted largely depends on the species' characteristics, such as behaviour and life-history traits. Understanding the cause-effect relationships between a pressure and species' traits is thus a critical step towards comprehensive assessments and mapping of cumulative effects on key functions of biological communities. In this context, we explored cause-effect pathways among drivers (i.e., human activities and climate change), their pressures, and the trait composition of demersal fish communities in the southern North Sea. We first identified potential cause-effect pathways through a literature review and structured them using the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact (DPSI) framework. Then, we tested these pathways using multivariate statistical analysis of spatial data on drivers, pressures, and demersal fish traits. The DPSI model consisted of six drivers, ten pressures and seven traits. We identified enrichment and the introduction of pollutants as the pressures influenced by the largest number of drivers and having the broadest impacts on fish. The traits sensitive to the selected pressures included not only the typical slow life-history characteristics but also migration, and benthic reproductive strategies. Mapping sensitive trait modalities, such as large size, suggested higher abundances along the UK, German, and Danish coasts, indicating an increased risk of cumulative effects of human activities in shallow and nearshore areas. The cause-effect pathways described here provide a knowledge base for future trait-based cumulative effects assessments and allow for the prioritisation of management strategies.
title Unravelling cumulative effects of human pressures on demersal fish traits using a driver-pressure-state-impact framework.
topic Animals
Fishes
Climate Change
Fisheries
Humans
North Sea
Environmental Monitoring
Human Activities
Ecosystem
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41875834/