01772nas a2200325 4500008004100000020001400041245008700055210006900142260000900211300001200220490000800232520084500240100002001085700001601105700001301121700001701134700001501151700001601166700001701182700001501199700001501214700001401229700001401243700001601257700000501273700001501278700001601293700001301309856012401322 2008 eng d a0036-807500aCoastal ecosystem-based management with nonlinear ecological functions and values.0 aCoastal ecosystembased management with nonlinear ecological func c2008 a321 - 30 v3193 a
A common assumption is that ecosystem services respond linearly to changes in habitat size. This assumption leads frequently to an "all or none" choice of either preserving coastal habitats or converting them to human use. However, our survey of wave attenuation data from field studies of mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass beds, nearshore coral reefs, and sand dunes reveals that these relationships are rarely linear. By incorporating nonlinear wave attenuation in estimating coastal protection values of mangroves in Thailand, we show that the optimal land use option may instead be the integration of development and conservation consistent with ecosystem-based management goals. This result suggests that reconciling competing demands on coastal habitats should not always result in stark preservation-versus-conversion choices.
1 aCramer, Lori, A1 aEB, Barbier1 aEW, Koch1 aBR, Silliman1 aSD, Hacker1 aE, Wolanski1 aJ, Primavera1 aEF, Granek1 aS, Polasky1 aS, Aswani1 aDM, Stoms1 aCJ, Kennedy1 a1 aCV, Kappel1 aGM, Perillo1 aDJ, Reed uhttps://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/biblio/coastal-ecosystem-based-management-nonlinear-ecological-functions-and-values