Highlights • This paper evaluates the implementation of the MSFD in the Adriatic Sea.• The MSFD is the first policy for marine complex adaptive systems in the EU.• Ecological and jurisdictional boundaries overlap and cross-border cooperation is low.• Integrative assessments of marine systems may be impossible to achieve.• Relative isolation of theoretical approaches and management practices.

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是否有可能为海洋系统实施复杂的自适应系统方法？意大利和亚得里亚海的经验

亮点 • 本文评估了 MSFD 在亚得里亚海的实施情况。• MSFD 是欧盟海洋复杂适应系统的第一个政策。• 生态和管辖边界重叠，跨境合作低。• 海洋综合评估系统可能无法实现。• 理论方法和管理实践的相对孤立。