Science for the
management of subtropical embayments: examples from
Shark Bay and Florida Bay
A special issue of the journal Marine and Freshwater Research
Edited by: Jim
Fourqurean (FIU), Gary
Kendrick (UWA), David Hallac (Everglades National Park), Kim
Friedman (DEC) and Gary Jackson (Department of
Fisheries)
Hard deadline
for submission of manuscripts: November
30, 2011
Last update of
this document: August 24, 2011
Description of the special issue:
This
special issue of the journal Marine and Freshwater Research
highlights the science needed for responsible management of subtropical bays
(our working title for the special issue: “Science for the management of
subtropical embayments: examples from Shark Bay and
Florida Bay.” This issue will bring
together multidisciplinary scientific approaches with an analysis of the
scientific needs of ecosystem managers. The impetus for this special issue was
a workshop held at the University of Western Australia in March 2011 that was
partly funded by the Institute of Advanced Studies and the Oceans Institute at
UWA and the US National Science Foundation.
At that workshop, we explored the state of knowledge about the status
and functioning of Shark Bay, and explored what new knowledge and benefits could be gained
by comparing Shark Bay with Florida Bay, a more well-studied but similar
ecosystem. There are many reasons for
making such comparisons: both bays lie at the same latitudes (albeit one north
and one south of the equator), and are carbonate-sediment, P-limited, hypersaline, seagrass-dominated large bays with special
marine zoning and management in place. Both bays have been designated World
Heritage sites, with
We encourage authors of contributions to
this special issue to use the list of authors and titles on this web page to
communicate with scientists and managers with similar interests in different
systems so that the contributions can be as integrated across ecosystems as
possible.
Please note: papers should focus of the applicability of
the science presented in the papers to management of subtropical bays worldwide
– and every effort should be made to make comparisons across ecosystems, where
possible.
Timeline:
Completed
manuscripts will be submitted for review by November 30, 2011. This is a hard deadline, as we don’t want the
whole issue to be delayed. We expect to
get the review and production of the papers done by April 15, 2012, with a
target publication date of June-July 2012.
Process for submission and review:
These
manuscripts will receive the same review process as regular papers submitted to
MFR, and acceptance of the papers for publication will be made following the
journal’s guidelines. Please note that submitting a paper to this special issue
does not guarantee its publication, as they will have to get positive reviews
and recommendation for publication from anonymous reviewers. You will submit your paper through the
journal’s online system. Please make
sure to indicate that your paper is for this special issue, there is a
pull-down menu listing special issues on the submissions page. When preparing you
paper for submission, make sure to follow MFR’s instructions to
authors.
Tentative list of paper titles for the special
issue:
The following is a list of paper
titles that have been submitted to the guest editors and were part of the
proposal to the journal for the special issue.
We strongly encourage the submission of other papers that fit within the
scope of the journal. Direct all
inquiries to one of the guest editors. Click
on authors’ names to contact them to establish multidisciplinary and
cross-ecosystem links among the papers in this special issue.
·
Learning about ecosystem function by
comparison: Shark Bay and Florida Bay, two P-limited subtropical systems with
different climatology and human pressures. Fourqurean,
JW, G.A.
Kendrick, M.R.
Heithaus, et al.
·
Integrating science and management of
subtropical embayments: how science has aided and
will continue to aid management of two protected, subtropical bays. Kendrick,
A., D. Hallac, K.
Friedman, P. Ortner, G.
Jackson.
·
Freshwater inputs, tidal mixing and hypersalinity in subtropical marine embayments.
W.K. Nuttle
et al.
·
The use of stable isotopes of oxygen and
hydrogen in identifying the sources of water into estuaries with different
hydrologic regimes Price,
R.M., P.
Grierson, and G. Skrzypek
·
Historical and contemporary patterns in
seagrass distribution in Shark Bay and Florida Bay: similarities and difference
between temperate dominated versus tropical dominated seagrass systems. Kendrick
GA, Fourqurean
J, Walker
DI, Kendrick
A
·
Seagrass along the salinity gradient in
Shark Bay: responses to hypersalinity and sediment sulphate concentrations. Cambridge,
ML, Garrote Moreno, A., Holmer, M., Kendrick,
GA
·
Organic and inorganic carbon storage in
seagrass beds from two subtropical embayments with
contrasting climatology. Fourqurean,
J.W., Kendrick,
G.A. and Collins,
L.
·
Assessing factors associated with
recreational boating impacts to seagrass in Florida Bay, Everglades National
Park and implementation of marine zoning. Hallac, D.E., F. Herling, J. Sadle, and L. Pearlstine.
·
The
Shark Bay blue swimmer crab fishery - a review of its history, biology and
management. Johnston,
D.
·
Variability in
the spatial and temporal distribution of the saucer scallop Amusium
balloti in Shark Bay - management
implications. Mueller, U., M.I.
Kangas, E.C. Sporer and
N. Caputi
·
Prawn (shrimp) trawl bycatch selectivity in Shark Bay, Western
Australia and implications for indicator species in biodiversity monitoring. Kangas, M.I and S. Morrison
·
Diel
and seasonal variation in the use of a nearshore sandflat by a ray community in a near pristine system. Vaudo, J.J. and M.R. Heithaus
·
Fishtrap
records along a salinity gradient in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Grol. M., M. Vanderklift, C. Bessey
·
Recovery of Shark Bay snapper (Pagrus auratus)
stocks: good science can lead to effective fisheries management. Jackson G et al.
·
A holistic approach to understanding
stock structure of snapper (Pagrus auratus) in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Jackson G et al
·
A review of snapper tagging studies in
Shark Bay, Western Australia, 1980s to 2000s. Norriss
J, Jackson G & Moran M
·
Comparison of the trends exhibited
throughout life by the reproductive characteristics of four congeneric and
co-occurring protogynous labrids
(Choerodon). Fairclough, D. et al.
·
Similarities and differences in longevity,
growth and age composition of four congeneric and co-occurring labrids (Choerodon) with very
different maximum body sizes. Fairclough, D. et al.
·
Do the fish faunas of two mangrove
systems in a sub-tropical embayment differ within and among those systems and
does the role of those systems change with tide and season? Fairclough, D. et al.
·
Fishery
independent monitoring, prawn and scallop catch predictions and management
strategies for breeding stock maintenance and improved yields in the Shark Bay
trawl fisheries. Kangas, M.I., E. Sporer and
N. Caputi
· Assessing boat-based recreational fishing in Shark Bay 1997 to 2010. Lai E, Lenanton R, Wise B and G. Jackson
·
Long-term implementation of a
fisheries dependent sportfish monitoring program in
Florida Bay, Everglades National Park; utility for guiding shallow-water
fisheries management Hallac, D.E. W.E. Perry,
and J. Osborne. .
·
Reducing
resource-sharing conflicts in the Shark Bay (Western Australia) trawl fisheries
and improving scallop catch value. Kangas, M.I., N. Caputi, and
E.C. Sporer
·
Long-term movements of male loggerhead
turtles on a relatively pristine feeding ground in Shark Bay. Olson, E. ,
A. J. Wirsing, A. Solomon, M. R. Heithaus
·
Long term understanding of the Turtle
Bay-Cape Levillain nesting population of loggerhead
turtles. Prince,
B et al.
·
Feeding preferences of large-bodied
marine herbivores in a relatively pristine seagrass ecosystem. Burkholder,
D. et al.
·
Seasonal changes in critical foraging
habitat of dolphins. Patterson,
E.M., Mann,
J. et al.
·
Creatures of habitat: Do dugongs make
predictable behavioral shifts across landscapes. Wirsing, A. and M. R. Heithaus
·
The relative importance of
density-mediated and trait-mediated interactions in structuring communities in
subtropical embayments. Heithaus, MR
et al.
·
Habitat and substrate maps for hypersaline microbial tidal flats in Shark Bay and their
application to marine park management. Jahnert, R.
and Collins,
L.
·
Impact of projected future water level
changes on coastlines and tidal flat ecosystems in Shark Bay. Collins, L.
et al,
·
Airborne hyperspectral
mapping of the physical and biological attributes of the Faure Sill region of
Shark Bay.
Fearns, P.,
Lynch, M., Klonowski, W., Hacker,
J., Johnsen, G., Broomhall, M., McKinna, L.,
and Garcia,
R.
·
Airborne and in situ hyperspectral optical properties of the stromatolites
of Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay. Fearns, P., Johnsen,
G., Lynch, M.,
Klonowski W., and Broomhall,
M.
·
Remote sensing and in situ
studies of the transport, dispersion and deposition of Wooramel
River sediment flux into Shark Bay. Fearns, P., Klonowski, W., McKinna, L., Marrable, D.,
Lynch, M.,
Hacker, J., Broomhall,
M., and Garcia,
R.
·
Sea level variation and the zonation of stromatolites in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay. Burne, R.V. and K. Johnson
·
Under the Boardwalk - Tourism's
encounters with Stromatolites: Addressing the issues
of stromatolite protection and visitor management. Burne, R.V. and R. Chapple
Funding
for this special issue provided by: FCE-LTER, WAMSI, UWA, UWA Oceans Institute