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    The importance of human dimensions research in managing harmful algal blooms

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    2009-02-10
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    Bauer, Marybeth  Concept link
    Hoagland, Porter  Concept link
    Leschine, Thomas M.  Concept link
    Blount, Benjamin G.  Concept link
    Pomeroy, Caroline M.  Concept link
    Lampl, Linda L.  Concept link
    Scherer, Clifford W.  Concept link
    Ayres, Dan L.  Concept link
    Tester, Patricia A.  Concept link
    Sengco, Mario R.  Concept link
    Sellner, Kevin G.  Concept link
    Schumacker, Joe  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/4671
    As published
    https://doi.org/10.1890/070181
    DOI
    10.1890/070181
    Abstract
    Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are natural freshwater and marine hazards that impose substantial adverse impacts on the human use of coastal and marine resources. The socioeconomic and health impacts of HABs can be considerable, thereby making a case for “human dimensions” research to support HAB response. Human dimensions research is multidisciplinary, integrating social science, humanities, and other fields with natural science to enhance resource management by addressing human causes, consequences, and responses to coastal environmental problems. Case studies reported here illustrate the importance of human dimensions research. Incorporating such research into the scientific agenda – as well as into management decisions of public agencies concerned with natural resource management, environmental protection, and public health and welfare – requires the development of both strategic guidance and institutional capacity. The recent development of a multi-agency research strategy for HAB response and a strategic plan for human dimensions research represent two important steps in this direction.
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    Author Posting. © Ecological Society of America, 2010. This article is posted here by permission of Ecological Society of America for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8 (2010): 75–83, doi:10.1890/070181.
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    Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8 (2010): 75–83
     
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