Management of the marine environment: Integrating ecosystem services and societal benefits with the DPSIR framework in a systems approach

► The marine environment provides ecosystem services and societal benefits (ES&SB). ► Ecosystem services comprise both fundamental services and final services. ► We integrate ES&SB with the DPSIR framework in the context of The Ecosystem Approach. ► DPSIR framework boundary is defined by user community characteristics and the scale of ES&SB. ► A set of DPSIR-ES&SB postulates for sustainable marine management are proposed.