title: Using ecological models to assess ecosystem status in support of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive
abstract: Abstract\n\nThe European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) seeks to achieve, for all European seas, "Good Environmental Status" (GEnS), by 2020. Ecological models are currently one of the strongest approaches used to predicting and understanding the consequences of anthropogenic and climate-driven changes in the natural environment. We assess the most commonly used capabilities of the modelling community to provide information about indicators outlined in the MSFD, particularly 
journal: Ecological Indicators