Advancing Coastal Habitat Resiliency Through Landscape-Scale Assessment
| Autor: | Jamie M.P. Vaudrey, Georgia Basso, Juliana Barrett, Kevin O’Brien |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
geography.geographical_feature_category business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology media_common.quotation_subject Environmental resource management Estuary Storm Carbon sequestration 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Ecosystem services Geography Habitat Scale (social sciences) Environmental Chemistry Ecosystem Psychological resilience business General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Coastal Management. 46:19-39 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0421 0892-0753 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08920753.2018.1405328 |
| Popis: | Coastal areas are among the most biologically rich regions in the world. They provide tremendous benefit to people through ecological services like pollution filtration, carbon sequestration, and storm protection. However, human activity has decreased the ability of ecosystems to provide these services, and in many coastal areas, restoration is not as effective as it could be. Limited success is largely attributed to vague goals and a lack of holistic, science-informed planning. Quantifying coastal habitat health can aid in setting better restoration goals and lead to greater restoration success. The Long Island Sound Study National Estuary Program conducted the first comprehensive look at coastal habitat health for the Long Island Sound Estuary. In this study we also reviewed landscape-scale habitat assessment progress within other coastal programs. Results can be applied to establish ecosystem health-oriented goals that improve habitat function and resilience across coastal areas. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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