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Pittman‐Robertson and Dingell‐Johnson: A Congressional endorsement of state supremacy over wildlife?

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pittman–Robertson Act of 1937 (PR) and the Dingell–Johnson Act of 1950 (DJ) provide states with substantial capacity to manage fish and wildlife by directing revenue from federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment to states. The precise scope of state and federal wildlife management authority has been a topic of debate among ...
J. Vaughan Branch, Jonathan G. Karlen, Joshua J. Millspaugh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moving Toward an Oyster Modeling Framework for the Gulf of Mexico: Informing Gulf-Wide Oyster Restoration

, 2023
This report presents findings from a virtual workshop, organized by The Pew Charitable Trusts as part of the Gulf of Mexico Conference 2022 in Baton Rouge, LA (April 2022), that brought together restoration practitioners, modelers, resource agency ...
Haley Gancel, Ph.D.
core   +1 more source

Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez, Carter S. Smith, Catherine L. Brenner, Avery B. Paxton, Brian R. Silliman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Success of concrete and crab traps in facilitating Eastern oyster recruitment and reef development [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Abundance of the commercially and ecologically important Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, has declined across the US Eastern and Gulf coasts in recent decades, spurring substantial efforts to restore oyster reefs.
Emma E. Johnson, Miles D. Medina, Ada C. Bersoza Hernandez, Gregory A. Kusel, Audrey N. Batzer, Christine Angelini   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

300 Years of Degradation in Wales Estuaries and Coasts

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The world's oceans are in a severe state of degradation, yet our understanding of that degradation is often based on changes observed only in the past 20–50 years. This narrow view leads to marine conservation efforts that aim to preserve already degraded ecosystems, shaped by shifted ecological baselines.
Richard K. F. Unsworth, Blaise Bullimore, Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth, Benjamin L. H. Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oyster Reef Restoration May Influence Local Sediment Geochemistry Prior to Introduction of Live Oysters

, 2023
Oyster reefs provide crucial ecosystem services, but their populations are declining worldwide. Oyster reef restoration efforts are underway in many regions, including the Gulf Coast of the United States, where the intertidal oyster populations of the ...
Steinmuller, Havalend E., Smee, Lee, Sniff, Ilya   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Advancing conservation breeding programs for marine invertebrates

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the face of ecosystem change and biodiversity loss caused by climate change and other stressors, conservation breeding, or captive breeding, with the aim of reintroduction for wild population recovery, is an emerging tool for preventing species’ extinction and rehabilitating ecosystems.
Elora H. López‐Nandam, Bart Shepherd, Kylie Lev, Rebecca Albright   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oyster reef restoration supports increased nekton biomass and potential commercial fishery value [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Across the globe, discussions centered on the value of nature drive many conservation and restoration decisions. As a result, justification for management activities increasingly asks for two lines of evidence: (1) biological proof of augmented ecosystem
Austin T. Humphries, Megan K. La Peyre
doaj   +2 more sources

Twelve principles for successful governance of community‐based coastal marine restoration

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Global agreements, such as the Global Biodiversity Framework, call for urgent, large‐scale action to halt biodiversity loss through a whole‐of‐society approach. Community‐based restoration can play a crucial role in achieving this goal, yet there remains limited understanding of what makes these projects effective and sustainable.
Michelle M. Holian, Sean D. Connell, Dominic McAfee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining stakeholder perceptions of oyster ecosystem services using fuzzy cognitive mapping

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Nature provides numerous ecosystem services to people, yet the prioritization of these services often depends on the goals of various stakeholder groups.
Joshua Drew, Beryl Kahn, Nicolas Locatelli, Montana Airey, Austin Humphries   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source