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Intertidal Zone Management in the Western Indian Ocean: Assessing Current Status and Future Possibilities Using Expert Opinions

Overview of attention for article published in Ambio, December 2013
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
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Title
Intertidal Zone Management in the Western Indian Ocean: Assessing Current Status and Future Possibilities Using Expert Opinions
Published in
Ambio, December 2013
DOI 10.1007/s13280-013-0465-8
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Authors

Lina Mtwana Nordlund, Maricela de la Torre-Castro, Johan Erlandsson, Chantal Conand, Nyawira Muthiga, Narriman Jiddawi, Martin Gullström

Abstract

This expert opinion study examined the current status of the intertidal zone in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) and ranked and discussed future management approaches. Information was gathered from scientists, practitioners, and managers active in the WIO region through a questionnaire and a workshop. The experts stated that the productive intertidal environment is highly valuable for reasons such as recreation, erosion protection, and provision of edible invertebrates and fish. Several anthropogenic pressures were identified, including pollution, harbor activities, overexploitation, and climate change. The experts considered the WIO intertidal zone as generally understudied, undermanaged, and with poor or no monitoring. The most important management strategies according to the expert opinions are to develop and involve local people in integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), to increase knowledge on species-environment relationships, and to develop awareness campaigns and education programs. To improve coastal environmental management and conservation, we argue that the intertidal zone should be treated as one organizational management unit within the larger framework of ICZM.

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Mendeley readers

The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 126 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
South Africa 2 2%
Sweden 2 2%
Brazil 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Taiwan 1 <1%
Unknown 119 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 28 22%
Researcher 14 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 11%
Student > Bachelor 14 11%
Other 5 4%
Other 18 14%
Unknown 33 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 36 29%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 34 27%
Social Sciences 5 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 2%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 2 2%
Other 9 7%
Unknown 37 29%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 April 2022.
All research outputs
#3,000,171
of 23,538,320 outputs
Outputs from Ambio
#544
of 1,665 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#35,834
of 309,075 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Ambio
#3
of 14 outputs
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