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DOI: | 10.1007/s00267-013-0172-z |
Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-013-0172-z/fulltext.html Last checked: 10/05/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs00267-013-0172-z.pdf Last checked: 10/05/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Shafer, Deborah J.;
Kaldy, James E.;
Gaeckle, Jeffrey L. |
Author Affiliation: | Shafer: Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS; Kaldy: Western Ecology Division, US EPA, Newport, OR; Gaeckle: Aquatics Division, Washington State Deparment of Natural Resources, Nearshore Habitat Program, Olympia, WA |
Title: | Science and management of the introduced seagrass Zostera japonica in North America |
Source: | Environmental Management. Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2014, p. 147-162. |
Publishing Information: | New York: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
# of Pages: | 16 |
Related Web URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-013-0172-z Last checked: 10/05/2017 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cultivar profile; Environmental management; Estuarine wetlands; Invasive weeds; Maintenance programs; Weed control; Zostera japonica; Zostera marina
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Abstract/Contents: | "Healthy seagrass is considered a prime indicator of estuarine ecosystem function. On the Pacific coast of North America, at least two congeners of Zostera occur: native Zostera marina, and introduced, Zostera japonica. Z. japonica is considered 'invasive' and therefore, ecologically and economically harmful by some, while others consider it benign or perhaps beneficial. Z. japonica does not appear on the Federal or the Oregon invasive species or noxious weed lists. However, the State of California lists it as both an invasive and noxious weed; Washington State recently listed it as a noxious weed. We describe the management dynamics in North America with respect to these congener species and highlight the science and policies behind these decisions. In recent years, management strategies at the state level have ranged from historical protection of Z. japonica as a priority habitat in Washington to eradication in California. Oregon and British Columbia, Canada appear to have no specific policies with regard to Z. japonica. This fractured management approach contradicts efforts to conserve and protect seagrass in other regions of the US and around the world. Science must play a critical role in the assessment of Z. japonica ecology and the immediate and long-term effects of management actions. The information and recommendations provided here can serve as a basis for providing scientific data in order to develop better informed management decisions and aid in defining a uniform management strategy for Z. japonica." |
Language: | English |
References: | 107 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Shafer, Deborah J., J. E. Kaldy, and J. L. Gaeckle. 2014. Science and management of the introduced seagrass Zostera japonica in North America. Environ. Manage. 53(1):p. 147-162. |
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| DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0172-z |
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