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Table 16.1 Steps to the use of ecological information as the basis for the conservation of estuarine ecosystem of Wester Atlantic estuaries
Steps to conservational
issues
Knowledge flow
Objectives
Effective outcomes
Marine protected
areas
Managerial actions
Planned and consistent
models to assess
seasonal and spatial
patterns in biotic and
abiotic factors into
estuarine systems
Scientists
Provide background
information on the
importance of the study
Importance
–
–
Project approval for
scientific project
development
Scientists
Gain financial support by
scientific agencies
Relevance
–
–
Agencies
Government
Data information on
the importance of the
estuarine system for
fish resources, fisheries
and access to human
impacts
Scientists
Provide robust reference
conditions for regional
wetlands
Legitimacy
–
–
Technical experts
Peer reviews and
consolidation of
reliable data and
testable models
Scientists
Make the scientific
information available for
worldwide decision makers
and scientific communities
Credibility
–
–
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