Dr. Tavis Potts and Dr. Daryl Burdon were invited to visit COMI and CEE for the cooperation project "assessment of ecosystem services value in marine protection areas: case studies from Scotland and Xiamen, China?which is co-founded by the National Natural Foundation of China 2015 and the British Royal Society of Edinburgh. During their visit, research progress of the cooperated project on both sides was introduced, and the working schedule of 2016 was discussed. They also delivered a lecture on the topic of "Ecosystem Services?as a principle and practice for the integrated management of marine systems: case studies from the UK?for COMI faculty and students. The lecture included three parts, namely: marine planning and ecosystem services analysis in Scotland, integrated management of marine systems: the Dogger Bank case study, and the method of marine protected area ecosystem service assessment. Besides, Dr. Tavis Potts and Dr. Daryl Burdon also had a field trip to the marine protected area in Xiamen and visited Dr. Li Yangfang’ research group.
