Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment
|
Buy Now
Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,817
Discovery Miles 18 170
|
|
Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive
direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental
oil spill in US history, referred to as the Deepwater Horizon (DWH)
oil spill. Notably, natural resources affected by this major spill
include wetlands, coastal beaches and barrier islands, coastal and
marine wildlife, seagrass beds, oyster reefs, commercial fisheries,
deep benthos, and coral reefs, among other habitats and species.
Losses include an estimated 20% reduction in commercial fishery
landings across the Gulf of Mexico and damage to as much as 1,100
linear miles of coastal salt marsh wetlands. This historic spill is
being followed by a restoration effort unparalleled in complexity
and magnitude in U.S. history. Legal settlements in the wake of DWH
led to the establishment of a set of programs tasked with
administering and supporting DWH-related restoration in the Gulf of
Mexico. In order to ensure that restoration goals are met and money
is well spent, restoration monitoring and evaluation should be an
integral part of those programs. However, evaluations of past
restoration efforts have shown that monitoring is often inadequate
or even absent. Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological
Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico identifies best practices for
monitoring and evaluating restoration activities to improve the
performance of restoration programs and increase the effectiveness
and longevity of restoration projects. This report provides general
guidance for restoration monitoring, assessment, and synthesis that
can be applied to most ecological restoration supported by these
major programs given their similarities in restoration goals. It
also offers specific guidance for a subset of habitats and taxa to
be restored in the Gulf including oyster reefs, tidal wetlands, and
seagrass habitats, as well as a variety of birds, sea turtles, and
marine mammals. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary Part I:
General Principles of Effective Monitoring and Evaluation 1
Introduction 2 Gulf Restoration Programs 3 Restoration Project
Monitoring 4 Monitoring Beyond the Project Scale or Duration 5 Data
Stewardship 6 Synthesis and Integration 7 How Monitoring Improves
Restoration Effectiveness Part I References Part II: Good Practices
for Monitoring Restoration of Selected Habitats and Species of
Concern Introduction Oyster Reef Restoration Monitoring Tidal
Wetland Restoration Monitoring Seagrass Restoration Monitoring Bird
Restoration Monitoring Sea Turtle Restoration Monitoring Marine
Mammal Restoration Monitoring Appendix A: Committee and Staff
Biographies Appendix B: Glossary
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.