Shankar Aswani

TL;DR: In this article, a survey of wave attenuation data from field studies of mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass beds, nearshore coral reefs, and sand dunes reveals that these relationships are rarely linear.

TL;DR: Indigenous ecological knowledge and customary sea tenure may be integrated with marine and social science to conserve the bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) in the Roviana Lagoon, Western Solomon Islands as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize the literature on the customary management of coral reefs emerging from diverse disciplines including anthropology, common property economics, and ecology, and conclude that practical and conceptual differences exist between customary management and contemporary conservation which have often led to failed attempts to hybridize these systems.

TL;DR: In a case study from Puget Sound, Washington, the potential of applying ecosystem services as a common language for ecosystem-based management is illustrated.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show how a geographical information system (GIS) database can be used to incorporate sociospatial information, such as indigenous knowledge and artisanal fishing data, along with biophysical and other information to assist in marine protected areas design.