The immeasurable value of plankton to humanity

• Autores: Grigoratou, Maria; Menden Deuer, Susanne; McQuatters Gollop, Abigail; Arhonditsis, George; Artigas, Luis Felipe; Ayata, Sakina Dorothée; Bedikoğlu, Dalida; Beisner, Beatrix E.; Chen, Bingzhang; Davies, Claire; Diarra, Lillian; Elegbeleye, Owoyemi W.; Everett, Jason D; Garcia, Tatiane M.; Gentleman, Wendy C.; Gonçalves, Rodrigo Javier; Guy Haim, Tamar; Halfter, Svenja; Hinners, Jana; Horaeb, Richard R.; Huggett, Jenny A.; Johnson, Catherine L.; Kavanaugh, Maria T.; Lara Lopez, Ana; López Abbate, María Celeste; Soccodato, Alice; Stern, Rowena; Våge, Selina; Varkitzi, Ioanna; Richardson, Anthony
• Año de publicación: 2025
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; POLICY; BIOGEOCHEMESTRY
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Plankton, a diverse group of aquatic organisms, make Earth livable, regulate aquatic life, and provide benefits to human societies such as access to clean water, food security, and well-being. They also support economies and inspire biotechnological innovations. This article aims to raise awareness of the value of plankton to humanity and serves as an informative guide for aquatic professionals, policymakers, and anyone interested in plankton. We present the value of plankton across six themes of human interest: biogeochemistry; ecology; climate; the evolution of science; economy; and culture, recreation, and well-being. Guided by the 2022 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services values assessment, we introduce the six themes under the Life Framework of Values to offer a comprehensive summary of the significance of plankton to humanity. In addition, we provide examples of plankton variables used in policy frameworks and recommendations for enhancing understanding of their value through long-term sustainable research and monitoring.
Fil: Grigoratou, Maria. European Polar Board; Suecia. Gulf of Maine Research Institute; Estados Unidos. Mercator Ocean International; Francia
Fil: Menden Deuer, Susanne. University of Rhode Island; Estados Unidos
Fil: McQuatters Gollop, Abigail. School of Biological and Marine Scienceat the University of Plymouth; Reino Unido
Fil: Arhonditsis, George. University of Toronto Scarborough; Canadá
Fil: Artigas, Luis Felipe. Université de Lille; Francia. Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia
Fil: Ayata, Sakina Dorothée. Sorbonne University; Francia
Fil: Bedikoğlu, Dalida. Istanbul University; Turquía
Fil: Beisner, Beatrix E.. Université du Québec a Montreal; Canadá
Fil: Chen, Bingzhang. University of Strathclyde; Reino Unido
Fil: Davies, Claire. Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (csiro);
Fil: Diarra, Lillian. Mercator Ocean International; Francia
Fil: Elegbeleye, Owoyemi W.. University of Lagos; Nigeria
Fil: Everett, Jason D. University of New South Wales; Australia. Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (csiro); . University of Queensland; Australia
Fil: Garcia, Tatiane M.. Universidade Federal do Ceara; Brasil
Fil: Gentleman, Wendy C.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos
Fil: Gonçalves, Rodrigo Javier. Universidad de Granada; España. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Guy Haim, Tamar. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Israel
Fil: Halfter, Svenja. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research; Nueva Zelanda
Fil: Hinners, Jana. Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon; Alemania
Fil: Horaeb, Richard R.. University of Namibia; Namibia
Fil: Huggett, Jenny A.. University of Cape Town; Sudáfrica
Fil: Johnson, Catherine L.. Bedford Institute of Oceanography; Canadá
Fil: Kavanaugh, Maria T.. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lara Lopez, Ana. University of Tasmania; Australia
Fil: López Abbate, María Celeste. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina
Fil: Soccodato, Alice. European Marine Biological Resource Centre; Francia
Fil: Stern, Rowena. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom; Reino Unido
Fil: Våge, Selina. University of Bergen; Noruega
Fil: Varkitzi, Ioanna. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research; Grecia
Fil: Richardson, Anthony. University of Queensland; Australia