Ecological valuation tools to protect seagrass during coastal development

沿海开发过程中保护海草的生态评估工具

• 批准号: LP160100492
• 负责人: Prof Michael Rasheed
• 金额: $ 34.06万
• 依托单位: James Cook University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2016-12-15 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP160100492
• 关键词: Ecological; valuation; tools; protect; seagrass

Ecological valuation tools to protect seagrass during coastal development. Focussing on differences between shallow and deep seagrasses in the Great Barrier Reef, this project aims to develop a spatial valuation tool so resource managers and policy makers can minimise the effect of port development on seagrass ecosystems. Seagrasses provide ecosystem services (fisheries, nutrient cycling, primary productivity) worth trillions of dollars, but coastal development threatens this capacity. Resource managers lack accurate information about their potential effect and mitigation measures. Anticipated outcomes are protection of key marine environment and World Heritage Assets, and benefits to Australia’s economy through maintenance of ecosystem services and reduced risk associated with development.

沿海开发中保护海草的生态评价工具。该项目着眼于大堡礁浅层和深层海草之间的差异，旨在开发一种空间评估工具，以便资源管理者和政策制定者能够最大限度地减少港口开发对海草生态系统的影响。海草提供价值数万亿美元的生态系统服务（渔业、养分循环、初级生产力），但沿海发展威胁着这种能力。资源管理者缺乏关于其潜在影响和缓解措施的准确信息。预期的结果是保护重要的海洋环境和世界遗产资产，并通过维持生态系统服务和降低与发展相关的风险来造福澳大利亚的经济。