Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters
Vegetated coastal ecosystems provide goods and services to billions of people. In the aftermath of a series of recent natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis, coastal vegetation has been widely promoted for the purpose of reducing the impact of large storm surges and tsunami. In this paper, we review the use of coastal vegetation as a "bioshield" against these extreme events. Our objective is to alter bioshield policy and reduce the long-term negative consequences for biodiversity and human capital. We begin with an overview of the scientific literature, in particular focusing on studies published since the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 and discuss the science of wave attenuation by vegetation. We then explore case studies from the Indian subcontinent and evaluate the detrimental impacts bioshield plantations can have upon native ecosystems, drawing a distinction between coastal restoration and the introduction of exotic species in inappropriate locations. Finally, we place bioshield policies into a political context, and outline a new direction for coastal vegetation policy and research.
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dig-cirad-fr-5545192024-01-28T18:19:05Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/554519/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/554519/ Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters. Feagin Rusty A., Mukherjee Nibedita, Shanker Kartik, Baird Andrew H., Cinner Joshua, Kerr Alexander M., Koedam Nico, Sridhar Aarthi, Arthur Rohan, Jayatissa L.P., Lo Seen Danny, Menon Manju, Rodriguez Sudarshan, Shamsuddoha Md., Dahdouh-Guebas Farid. 2010. Conservation Letters, 3 (1) : 1-11.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00087.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00087.x> Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters Feagin, Rusty A. Mukherjee, Nibedita Shanker, Kartik Baird, Andrew H. Cinner, Joshua Kerr, Alexander M. Koedam, Nico Sridhar, Aarthi Arthur, Rohan Jayatissa, L.P. Lo Seen, Danny Menon, Manju Rodriguez, Sudarshan Shamsuddoha, Md. Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid eng 2010 Conservation Letters P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières 000 - Autres thèmes F01 - Culture des plantes végétation berge http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8176 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25303 Vegetated coastal ecosystems provide goods and services to billions of people. In the aftermath of a series of recent natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis, coastal vegetation has been widely promoted for the purpose of reducing the impact of large storm surges and tsunami. In this paper, we review the use of coastal vegetation as a "bioshield" against these extreme events. Our objective is to alter bioshield policy and reduce the long-term negative consequences for biodiversity and human capital. We begin with an overview of the scientific literature, in particular focusing on studies published since the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 and discuss the science of wave attenuation by vegetation. We then explore case studies from the Indian subcontinent and evaluate the detrimental impacts bioshield plantations can have upon native ecosystems, drawing a distinction between coastal restoration and the introduction of exotic species in inappropriate locations. Finally, we place bioshield policies into a political context, and outline a new direction for coastal vegetation policy and research. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/554519/1/document_554519.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00087.x 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00087.x http://catalogue-bibliotheques.cirad.fr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=74509 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00087.x info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00087.x |
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P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières 000 - Autres thèmes F01 - Culture des plantes végétation berge http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8176 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25303 P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières 000 - Autres thèmes F01 - Culture des plantes végétation berge http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8176 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25303 Feagin, Rusty A. Mukherjee, Nibedita Shanker, Kartik Baird, Andrew H. Cinner, Joshua Kerr, Alexander M. Koedam, Nico Sridhar, Aarthi Arthur, Rohan Jayatissa, L.P. Lo Seen, Danny Menon, Manju Rodriguez, Sudarshan Shamsuddoha, Md. Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters |
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Vegetated coastal ecosystems provide goods and services to billions of people. In the aftermath of a series of recent natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis, coastal vegetation has been widely promoted for the purpose of reducing the impact of large storm surges and tsunami. In this paper, we review the use of coastal vegetation as a "bioshield" against these extreme events. Our objective is to alter bioshield policy and reduce the long-term negative consequences for biodiversity and human capital. We begin with an overview of the scientific literature, in particular focusing on studies published since the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 and discuss the science of wave attenuation by vegetation. We then explore case studies from the Indian subcontinent and evaluate the detrimental impacts bioshield plantations can have upon native ecosystems, drawing a distinction between coastal restoration and the introduction of exotic species in inappropriate locations. Finally, we place bioshield policies into a political context, and outline a new direction for coastal vegetation policy and research. |
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Feagin, Rusty A. Mukherjee, Nibedita Shanker, Kartik Baird, Andrew H. Cinner, Joshua Kerr, Alexander M. Koedam, Nico Sridhar, Aarthi Arthur, Rohan Jayatissa, L.P. Lo Seen, Danny Menon, Manju Rodriguez, Sudarshan Shamsuddoha, Md. Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid |
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Feagin, Rusty A. Mukherjee, Nibedita Shanker, Kartik Baird, Andrew H. Cinner, Joshua Kerr, Alexander M. Koedam, Nico Sridhar, Aarthi Arthur, Rohan Jayatissa, L.P. Lo Seen, Danny Menon, Manju Rodriguez, Sudarshan Shamsuddoha, Md. Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid |
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Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters |
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Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters |
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Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters |
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Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters |
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Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters |
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shelter from the storm? use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters |
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