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The Coastal-Marine Manager's Toolkit for Ecosystem-Based Management
Track: Ocean, Coastal, and Marine Resources
Author(s): Pat Halpin, Patrick Crist, Sarah Carr

A wide variety of software tools have been developed to help policymakers and managers implement ecosystem-based management (EBM) in coastal and marine environments. For example, existing EBM tools can predict ecosystem response to human and natural disturbances, select optimal areas for conservation or restoration, help visualize the impact of development and resource-use scenarios on an ecosystem, help collect local knowledge about a resource, and facilitate stakeholder voting on management alternatives. This presentation will provide information on the range of EBM tools, the functionality of a small set of "priority" tools that appear to be most useful for common EBM tasks, and provide guidance on selecting the most appropriate tools for an EBM project. We will also describe an on-line resource for information about EBM tools (www.ebmtools.org) and provide information on upcoming EBM tool training opportunities.

Pat Halpin
Duke University
Box 90328
Durham , NC 27718
US
Phone: 919-613-8062
E-mail: phalpin@duke.edu

Patrick Crist
NatureServe
EBM Tools Program
1101 Wilson Blvd, 15th Floor
Arlington , VA 22209
US
Phone: (703) 797-4810
E-mail: patrick_crist@natureserve.org

Sarah Carr
NatureServe
EBM Tools Program
1101 Wilson Blvd, 15th Floor
Arlington , VA 22209
US
Phone: 703-908-1892
E-mail: sarah_carr@natureserve.org