Living with the Sea: Local Efforts Buffer Effects of Global Change [PDF]
, 2010 Living with the Sea examines the role of MMAs (Marine Managed Areas) in restoring and sustaining healthy oceans, particularly the importance of local management efforts.
John Tschirky, Les Kaufman
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AGRICULTURE IN AN ECOSYSTEMS FRAMEWORK [PDF]
By broadening the definition of an ecosystem to include economic activities, can we better characterize the interactions and relationships among agricultural activities and important indicators of ecological system health?
Aillery, Marcel P. +4 more
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What futures for Eastern Africa highlands under threat of climate change? Exploring alternative pathways in two traditional farming communities through participatory scenarios.[ID354] [PDF]
, 2019 Climate change is amongst the greatest future challenges and threats to food security for millions of people across the African continent. Tackling climate change effects and designing transformative pathways for adaptation requires accounting for ...
Capitani, Claudia +11 more
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Wildlife Tourism and the Gulf Coast Economy [PDF]
, 2013 The U.S. Gulf Coast is endowed with exceptional natural beauty and ecological diversity, including wetlands, waters, beaches, forests, and all the wildlife that inhabit them.
Marcy Lowe, Shawn Stokes
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State of Florida Conservation Plan for Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) [PDF]
, 2001 Gulf sturgeon are anadromous. They spend the cooler months (October or November through March or April) in estuarine or marine habitats, where they feed on benthic organisms such as isopods, amphipods, lancets, molluscs, crabs, grass shrimp, and ...
Wakeford, Anne
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EcoGIS – GIS tools for ecosystem approaches to fisheries management [PDF]
, 2009 Executive Summary: The EcoGIS project was launched in September 2004 to investigate how Geographic Information Systems (GIS), marine data, and custom analysis tools can better enable fisheries scientists and managers to adopt Ecosystem Approaches to ...
Finnen, Eric +2 more
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Amphibian Contributions to Ecosystem Services [PDF]
, 2014 Ecosystems provide essential services for human society, which include provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services. Amphibians provide provisioning services by serving as a food source for some human societies ...
Babbitt, Kimberly J., Hocking, Daniel J.
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Culture and Urban Revitalization: A Harvest Document [PDF]
, 2007 Advocates have long argued that the economic benefits of the arts and culture provide a firm rationale for public support. Recent scholarship on the "creative class" and "creative economy" is simply the latest effort to link cultural expression to ...
Mark J. Stern, Susan C. Seifert
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Evaluating the Potential for Technology Adoption in Mitigating Invasive Species Damage and Risk: Application to Zebra Mussels [PDF]
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
Adams, Damian C., Lee, Donna J.
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A 30-Year overview of soil fertility, soil quality, and soil health research in Florida
Ecological IndicatorsFlorida’s unique combination of sandy soils, diverse agroecosystems, and climate-related vulnerabilities makes it a globally relevant case study for understanding the evolution of soil science. Over the past three decades, research in Florida has shifted
Mohkam-Singh, Márcio R. Nunes
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