Abstract
Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Conservation Tools: Status and Future Directions Track: Ecology and Conservation Author(s): Kristin Barker, Pat Halpin Informed conservation planning for marine and coastal marine ecosystems faces significant challenges in part due to a lack of applicable decision support systems. Contributing factors include the relative scarcity of data describing marine managed areas, their enormous size, complex dynamics, and science methodology less mature than its terrestrial counterpart. Tools designed for terrestrial conservation have applicability but with limitations. This panel will examine the state of decision support systems to address conservation of marine and coastal marine ecosystems as well as requirements to evolve this area including the development of methodology, data, GIS infrastructure and specialized GIS tools. Kristin Barker NatureServe Information 1101 Wilson Blvd., 15th Floor Arlington , VA 22209 US Phone: 703 908-1818 E-mail: kristin_barker@natureserve.org Pat Halpin Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Levine Science Research Center Box 90328 Durham , NC 27708-0328 US Phone: 919-613-8062 Fax: 919-684-8741 E-mail: phalpin@duke.edu |
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