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The applied research indicates that, to improve awareness, park education programs should be targeted specifically to the user groups primarily through outreach programs. Further, the Parks management programs should be highlighted, particularly the beneficial, tangible products and services (benefits) the Park provides to each user group... The closer the tie between reef conditions and business earnings, the greater the users support for reef conservation. Coral reefs are sometimes referred to as canaries of the sea because of their early warning ability to show near-shore oceanic stress. Because of their biological diversity, they are also called rainforests of the sea. Coral reefs are vital to the well being of millions of people. Coral reef managers and government officials trying to save their valuable national resources have turned to research on coral reefs for help. The research presented in this publication merits a great deal of notice because the output is useful for decision support and training tools in integrated coastal zone management (ICZM). The work on cost-effectiveness analysis has developed integrated economic and ecological models, relying extensively on fuzzy logic procedures to model impacts and effects of interventions within the reef environment. By contrast, the marine system valuation work provides economic valuations of coral reefs, demonstrating the use of different modeling methods and treating key policy issues within this context. This publication will interest coastal zone experts and managers worldwide

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title:Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Coral Reefs : Decision Support Modeling
author:Gustavson, Kent
publisher:World Bank
isbn10 | asin:0821346288
print isbn13:9780821346280
ebook isbn13:9780585369594
language:English
subjectCoral reef conservation--Decision making--Case studies, Coastal zone management--Decision making--Case studies.
publication date:2000
lcc:QH75.I425 2000eb
ddc:333.95/5316
subject:Coral reef conservation--Decision making--Case studies, Coastal zone management--Decision making--Case studies.
Integrated Coastal Zone Management of Coral Reefs: Decision Support Modeling
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Integrated Coastal Zone Management of Coral Reefs: Decision Support Modeling
Kent Gustavson
Richard M. Huber
Jack Ruitenbeek
Editors
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ISBN: 0821346288
Kent Gustavson is proprietor of Gustavson Ecological Resource Consulting and works in association with the Centre for Coastal Health Society in Gabriola, British Columbia, Canada. Richard M. Huber is an environmental specialist in the Latin American and Caribbean Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Sector Management Unit of the World Bank. Jack Ruitenbeek is president of H.J. Ruitenbeek Resource Consulting Limited in Gabriola, British Columbia, Canada.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for.
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FOREWORD
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Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein
Coral reefs are sometimes referred to as "canaries of the sea" because of their early warning ability to show nearshore oceanic stress. Because of their biological diversity, they are also called "rainforests of the sea". Coral reefs are vital to the well-being of millions of people.
1997 and 1998 were devastating years for many of the world's coral reefs. Elevated sea surface temperatures in many tropical regions triggered the most geographically widespread bleaching and the heaviest mortality of corals ever documented in such a short period. "Managers and scientists from around the globe are particularly concerned about this past year's unprecedented, global bleaching episode," said D. James Baker, NOAA administrator. "The bleaching and mortality rate may even worsen in the years ahead. This serves as a wake-up call for more research and monitoring to help protect these valuable coral reef ecosystems." According to the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network's status report for 1998 (Wilkinson 1998), some reefs had up to 95% coral mortality in shallow waters. These unprecedented events have elevated concern about coral reef degradation worldwide. Coral reef ecosystems have been identified as one of the highest priority areas for conservation (Hatziolos, Hooten, and Fodor, 1998).
Coral reef managers and government officials trying to save their valuable national resources need management-related information on coral reefs. The research results presented in the following chapters merit much attention because it is useful for decision support and training in integrated coastal zone management (ICZM). The work on cost-effectiveness analysis has developed integrated economic and ecological models, relying extensively on fuzzy logic procedures to model impacts and effects of interventions within the reef environment (Chapters 3, 4 and 8). The marine system valuation work provides economic valuations of coral reefs, demonstrating the use of different modeling methods and treating key policy issues within this context (Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 12).
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