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An Integrated Framework For Informing Coastal And Marine Ecosystem Management Decisions

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  • MICHAEL A. REITER

    (Bethune-Cookman University, USA)

  • GARY C. MATLOCK

    (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA)

  • JOHN H. GENTILE

    (Harwell Gentile & Associates, USA)

  • MARK A. HARWELL

    (Harwell Gentile & Associates, USA)

  • RUTH KELTY

    (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, USA)

  • JOHN W. BARKO

    (Barko Environmental, USA)

  • SUSAN BAKER

    (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA)

  • GEOFF SCOTT

    (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA)

Abstract

Ecosystem management requires understanding society's goals for an ecosystem and managing for some optimal solution. Unlike terrestrial ecosystem managers, coastal and marine ecosystem management seldom integrates across sectors or scientific disciplines to achieve desired social benefits. An Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) considers the ecosystem (including humans) as a unit and can assist in setting goals, determining an ecosystem's ability to support ecological processes and society's desires, and predicting the outcome of alternatives. The use of Coupled Ecological-Societal Systems Models utilised within the Integrated Assessment and Ecosystem Management Protocol (IAEMP) allows managers to extend a graphical picture of risk hypotheses to forecast scenarios that can be analysed relative to management goals. Scenarios predicted to meet management goals are evaluated against management constraints to select the "optimal" option for a management action in an adaptive management process. The IAEMP thus helps characterise potential causes of environmental problems, select appropriate response options, and implement and evaluate the selected option, thereby either addressing the concern or improving the ecosystem model for future decisions.

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  • Michael A. Reiter & Gary C. Matlock & John H. Gentile & Mark A. Harwell & Ruth Kelty & John W. Barko & Susan Baker & Geoff Scott, 2013. "An Integrated Framework For Informing Coastal And Marine Ecosystem Management Decisions," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 15(01), pages 1-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:15:y:2013:i:01:n:s1464333213500038
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333213500038
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