Landowner behavior can determine the success of conservation strategies for ecosystem migration under sea-level rise.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 114(34): 9134-9139, 2017 08 22.
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| ID: mdl-28790190
ABSTRACT
The human aspects of conservation are often overlooked but will be critical for identifying strategies for biological conservation in the face of climate change. We surveyed the behavioral intentions of coastal landowners with respect to various conservation strategies aimed at facilitating ecosystem migration for tidal marshes. We found that several popular strategies, including conservation easements and increasing awareness of ecosystem services, may not interest enough landowners to allow marsh migration at the spatial scales needed to mitigate losses from sea-level rise. We identified less common conservation strategies that have more support but that are unproven in practice and may be more expensive. Our results show that failure to incorporate human dimensions into ecosystem modeling and conservation planning could lead to the use of ineffective strategies and an overly optimistic view of the potential for ecosystem migration into human dominated areas.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Propiedad
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Ecosistema
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Conservación de los Recursos Naturales
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Humedales
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Año:
2017
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Article