Fisheries Research Articles
Science behind management of Shark Bay and Florida Bay, two P-limited subtropical systems with different climatology and human pressures
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-26-2012
Journal Title
Marine and Freshwater Research
ISSN
Print: 1323-1650 Electronic: 1448-6059
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Marine Biology
Abstract
This special issue on ‘Science for the management of subtropical embayments: examples from Shark Bay and Florida Bay’ is a valuable compilation of individual research outcomes from Florida Bay and Shark Bay from the past decade and addresses gaps in our scientific knowledge base in Shark Bay especially. Yet the compilation also demonstrates excellent research that is poorly integrated, and driven by interests and issues that do not necessarily lead to a more integrated stewardship of the marine natural values of either Shark Bay or Florida Bay. Here we describe the status of our current knowledge, introduce the valuable extension of the current knowledge through the papers in this issue and then suggest some future directions. For management, there is a need for a multidisciplinary international science program that focusses research on the ecological resilience of Shark Bay and Florida Bay, the effect of interactions between physical environmental drivers and biological control through behavioural and trophic interactions, and all under increased anthropogenic stressors. Shark Bay offers a ‘pristine template’ for this scale of study.
Recommended Citation
Kendrick, G A,
Fourqurean, J W,
Fraser, M W,
Heithaus, M R,
Jackson, G,
Friedman, K,
and
Hallac, D.
(2012), Science behind management of Shark Bay and Florida Bay, two P-limited subtropical systems with different climatology and human pressures. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63 (11), 941-951.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_fja/145
