Ecosystem Approach to Management for the Northern Gulf of ...
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Ecosystem Approach to Management for the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Funded by NOAA
The NGI Ecosystem Team
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Adapted from Levin et al (2008)
NGI IEA/EAM Context
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Adaptive Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM)
with Embedded 5- Step Integrated Ecosystem
Assessment (IEA) Process
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NGI IEA/EAM Context
Adapted from Levin et al (2008)
Adaptive Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM)
NGI IEA/EAM Context
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Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) Framework
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Adapted from Levin et al (2008)
• Began the process of generating an IEA for the GOM in FY09.
• Accomplishments: • Identify IEA Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts, and Responses
for four representative systems in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
• Identify the similarities and differences in Drivers and Pressures among the systems.
• Examine the effects of scale
• Provide a Risk Assessment Framework
• Produce a Sulis Informatics Services prototype
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Prior Work at NGI
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Four Initial Systems
PRESSURES
DRIVERS
Hydrologic Modifications Climate Human-Related Processes
Exploration
&
navigation
canals
Flood levee &
dam
construction
Freshwater
diversion
Sea Level
Rise/
Subsidence
Extreme
Weather
Events
Variability Local
Population
Size
Trade/
Industry
Socio-
Political-
Educational
Perceptions
Tourism/
Recreation
Altered riverine
input
B
M
G
B
M
P
G
B
G
B
M
G
M M
Altered internal
wetland
connectivity
B B B
M
G
B
M
G
M
G
B
M
M
Increased
nutrients (point
and non-point)
B M
G
B
P
M
G
B
P
M
G
P
M
G
B
M
G
Increased
pollution (point
and non-point)
G B
G
B
P
M
G
B
P
M
B
M
B
P
M
Increased
dredging
B
G
M M P
M
B
M
M B
M
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Example Drivers and Pressures
• Hydrologic Modifications Exploration and Navigation Canals Levee and Dam Construction Freshwater Diversion
• Climate Sea Level Rise/Subsidence Extreme Weather Events Climate Variability
• Human Local Population Size Trade/Industry Socio Tourism/Recreation
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Summary Drivers
• Human dominate Drivers, with Local Population Size and Tourism/Recreation cited for all three systems
• Five Pressures manifest those drivers: Increased Urban/Coastal Development
Increased Fishing Effort
Increased Boat Traffic
Increased Nutrients
Increased Pollution
Photo courtesy of NMFS
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Summary Pressures
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Altered riverine input
Altered internal wetland
connectivity
Increased point and non-point
nutrients
Increased point and non-point
pollutants
Increased dredging
Increased fishing effort
Increased boat traffic (wakes,
grounding, anchoring)
Non-indigenous species
introduction
Altered coastal biodiversity
Increased urban/coast
development
Increased logging
Redistribution of marsh &
barrier island sediment
Decreased land elevation
Drivers: Hydrologic Modifications
Pre
ssu
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Freshwater diversionFlood levee & dam
construction
Exploration &
navigation canalsPressures
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Tem
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(C
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lagoonsBay
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Water temperature in Perdido Bay and its surrounding lagoons
• States and Impacts Scale-dependent
– Smaller spatial extent = faster temporal response
– Nutrients and DOC highest in Lagoons
• Drivers and Pressures independent of scale
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Scaling Up in Perdido
DPSIR Example Barataria - Human Drivers Increased nutrient and pollutant Pressures
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Driver Pressure(s) State Variable(s) Impact Response
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Human related: Local
population size
Increased point an non-
point nutrients
Nutrient concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Eutrophication of coastal
water bodies, increased
vegetation stress, change in
habitat type
Wastewater treatment,
outreach and education
regarding proper disposal
Human related: Local
population size
Increased point an non-
point pollutants
Target pollutant (i.e.
mercury) concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Increased stress on habitats
and/or organisms,
commercial and/or
recreational organisms no
longer safe for
consumption
Wastewater treatment,
outreach and education
regarding proper disposal
Human related: Local
population size
Increased fishing effort Fisheries Catch data (on
ground sample collection)
Decrease in or loss of
fishery.
Size and/or catch limits, set
harvest seasons.
Human related: Local
population size
Increased boat traffic:
wakes, grounding,
anchor scars
Bottom damage survey,
bank erosion and/or
channel widening survey
(on ground or possibly
through remote sensing)
Loss and/or damage of
wetland habitat (channel
edge, channel or bay
bottom) and associated
ecological services
Vessel speed limits (no
wake zones), Boater
education, Bank line
protection, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Local
population size
Non-indigenous species
introduction
Species inventory (on
ground samples)
Change/loss of native
species and associated
ecological services
Outreach and education
regarding transport of non-
indigenous species,
eradication programs
Human related: Local
population size
Altered coastal
biodiversity
Habitat area (remote
sensing) Species type and
abundance (on ground
surveys)
Change/loss of habitat and
native species with loss of
associated ecological
services
Habitat creation and
restoration (marsh, oyster
reefs, coastal ridges,
barrier islands)
Human related: Local
population size
Increased Urban/coast
development
Population in the coastal
zone, (from census data
base) acres of developed
land in the coastal zone
(maps from permits,
Modification (possibly loss)
of wetland habitat and
associated ecological
services.
Zoning to limit
development in coastal
zone, public outreach and
education, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased point an non-
point nutrients
Nutrient concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Eutrophication of coastal
water bodies, increased
vegetation stress, change in
habitat type
Regulation of overboard or
industrial dumping,
outreach and education
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased point an non-
point pollutants
Target pollutant (i.e.
mercury) concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Increased stress on habitats
and/or organisms,
commercial and/or
recreational organisms no
longer safe for
Regulation of overboard or
industrial dumping,
outreach and education
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased dredging:
direct loss of habitat
Area of wetland habitat
(on ground measurement
and/or remote sensing)
Loss of wetland habitat
and associated ecological
services
Regulation of dredging
activity, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased fishing effort Fisheries Catch data (on
ground sample collection)
Decrease in or loss of
fishery.
Size and/or catch limits, set
harvest seasons.
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased boat traffic:
wakes, grounding,
anchor scars
Bottom damage survey,
bank erosion and/or
channel widening survey
(on ground or possibly
through remote sensing)
Loss and/or damage of
wetland habitat (channel
edge, channel or bay
bottom) and associated
ecological services
Vessel speed limits (no
wake zones), Boater
education, Bank line
protection, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Trade /
industry
Non-indigenous species
introduction
Species inventory (on
ground samples)
Change/loss of native
species and associated
ecological services
Outreach and education
regarding transport of non-
indigenous species,
eradication programs
Human related: Trade /
industry
Altered coastal
biodiversity
Habitat area (remote
sensing) Species type and
abundance (on ground
surveys)
Change/loss of habitat and
native species with loss of
associated ecological
services
Habitat creation and
restoration (marsh, oyster
reefs, coastal ridges,
barrier islands)
Driver Pressure(s) State Variable(s) Impact Response
Sw
amp
Fre
sh
Inte
rmed
iate
Bra
ckis
h
Sal
t
Human related: Local
population size
Increased point an non-
point nutrients
Nutrient concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Eutrophication of coastal
water bodies, increased
vegetation stress, change in
habitat type
Wastewater treatment,
outreach and education
regarding proper disposal
Human related: Local
population size
Increased point an non-
point pollutants
Target pollutant (i.e.
mercury) concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Increased stress on habitats
and/or organisms,
commercial and/or
recreational organisms no
longer safe for
consumption
Wastewater treatment,
outreach and education
regarding proper disposal
Human related: Local
population size
Increased fishing effort Fisheries Catch data (on
ground sample collection)
Decrease in or loss of
fishery.
Size and/or catch limits, set
harvest seasons.
Human related: Local
population size
Increased boat traffic:
wakes, grounding,
anchor scars
Bottom damage survey,
bank erosion and/or
channel widening survey
(on ground or possibly
through remote sensing)
Loss and/or damage of
wetland habitat (channel
edge, channel or bay
bottom) and associated
ecological services
Vessel speed limits (no
wake zones), Boater
education, Bank line
protection, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Local
population size
Non-indigenous species
introduction
Species inventory (on
ground samples)
Change/loss of native
species and associated
ecological services
Outreach and education
regarding transport of non-
indigenous species,
eradication programs
Human related: Local
population size
Altered coastal
biodiversity
Habitat area (remote
sensing) Species type and
abundance (on ground
surveys)
Change/loss of habitat and
native species with loss of
associated ecological
services
Habitat creation and
restoration (marsh, oyster
reefs, coastal ridges,
barrier islands)
Human related: Local
population size
Increased Urban/coast
development
Population in the coastal
zone, (from census data
base) acres of developed
land in the coastal zone
(maps from permits,
Modification (possibly loss)
of wetland habitat and
associated ecological
services.
Zoning to limit
development in coastal
zone, public outreach and
education, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased point an non-
point nutrients
Nutrient concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Eutrophication of coastal
water bodies, increased
vegetation stress, change in
habitat type
Regulation of overboard or
industrial dumping,
outreach and education
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased point an non-
point pollutants
Target pollutant (i.e.
mercury) concentrations
(on ground sample
collection)
Increased stress on habitats
and/or organisms,
commercial and/or
recreational organisms no
longer safe for
Regulation of overboard or
industrial dumping,
outreach and education
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased dredging:
direct loss of habitat
Area of wetland habitat
(on ground measurement
and/or remote sensing)
Loss of wetland habitat
and associated ecological
services
Regulation of dredging
activity, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased fishing effort Fisheries Catch data (on
ground sample collection)
Decrease in or loss of
fishery.
Size and/or catch limits, set
harvest seasons.
Human related: Trade /
industry
Increased boat traffic:
wakes, grounding,
anchor scars
Bottom damage survey,
bank erosion and/or
channel widening survey
(on ground or possibly
through remote sensing)
Loss and/or damage of
wetland habitat (channel
edge, channel or bay
bottom) and associated
ecological services
Vessel speed limits (no
wake zones), Boater
education, Bank line
protection, mitigation by
creation of new habitat
Human related: Trade /
industry
Non-indigenous species
introduction
Species inventory (on
ground samples)
Change/loss of native
species and associated
ecological services
Outreach and education
regarding transport of non-
indigenous species,
eradication programs
Human related: Trade /
industry
Altered coastal
biodiversity
Habitat area (remote
sensing) Species type and
abundance (on ground
surveys)
Change/loss of habitat and
native species with loss of
associated ecological
services
Habitat creation and
restoration (marsh, oyster
reefs, coastal ridges,
barrier islands)
Consequences of Event
Pro
ba
bil
ity
of
Ev
en
t
High Risk
Moderate Risk
Low Risk Low
H
igh
M
ed
ium
Small Moderate Large
Risk = Event Probability & Consequences
Community Models
Risk Assessment
DPSER
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Sulis Informatics Services
Data Discovery, Details, and Mapping
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Sulis Informatics Services
1. Fill remaining data gaps.
2. Complete Sulis Informatics Services prototypes
– Perdido
– South Florida
3. Begin integration of the individual IEA into a Gulf
of Mexico EAM Combine with South Fla.
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Future IEA/EAM Efforts
John Harding, NGI
Becky Alee, NOAA
Bill McAnally, MSU
Christine Carollo, HRI
David Yoskowitz, HRI
Eric Chassignet, FSU
Erick Swenson, LSU
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NGI Ecosystem Team
Felicia Coleman, FSU
John Cartwright, MSU
Julien Lartique, NOAA
Just Cebrian, DISL
Rich Fulford, EPA
Susan Welsh, LSU
Scott Milroy, USM
Funding and Direction: Buck Sutter, Miles Croom, Chris Kelble
Bill McAnally
John Harding
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