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1. Assessing boat damage to seagrass bed habitat in a Florida park from a bioeconomics perspective

Author:
Engeman, R.M.; Duquesnel, J.A.; Cowan, E.M.; Smith, H.T.; Shwiff, S.A.; Karlin, M.
Source:
Journal of coastal research 2008 v.24 no.2 pp. 527-532
ISSN:
1551-5036
Subject:
habitat destruction; estimation; bioeconomic models; contingent valuation; habitat conservation; cost benefit analysis; anthropogenic activities; ecological restoration; aquatic habitat; boats; aquatic plants; Florida
Abstract:
... Seagrass bed habitat is an important biotic community in decline worldwide. Boat damage has long been recognized for its negative impacts on shallow-water seagrass beds, with those along the Florida coast particularly vulnerable in the face of a large human population possessing a large number of boats. Boat scars to seagrass beds recover slowly, resulting in new damage that often outpaces recover ...
Handle:
10113/15645
DOI:
10.2112/06-0703.1