AlterEco: An Alternative Framework to Assess Marine Ecosystem Functioning in Shelf Seas

Matthew R Palmer1, Charlotte Anne June Williams2, Anil Akpinar1, Tom Hull3, Matthew Toberman4, Jan Kaiser5, Mark Inall4, Claire Mahaffey6 and Naomi Greenwood3, (1)National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom, (2)National Oceanography Centre, Marine Physics and Ocean Climate, LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, (3)Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft, United Kingdom, (4)Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, United Kingdom, (5)University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, (6)University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom