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Oyster reefs as natural breakwaters mitigate shoreline loss and facilitate fisheries by Scyphers, Steven B, Powers, Sean P, Heck, Jr, Kenneth L, Byron, Dorothy

“…Shorelines at the interface of marine, estuarine and terrestrial biomes are among the most degraded and threatened habitats in the coastal zone because of…”
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Resistance, resilience, and recovery of salt marshes in the Florida Panhandle following Hurricane Michael by Castagno, Katherine A., Tomiczek, Tori, Shepard, Christine C., Beck, Michael W., Bowden, Alison A., O’Donnell, Kiera, Scyphers, Steven B.

“…Characterizing the fragility, resistance, and resilience of marshes is critical for understanding their role in reducing storm damages and for helping to…”
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Designing effective incentives for living shorelines as a habitat conservation strategy along residential coasts by Scyphers, Steven B., Beck, Michael W., Furman, Kelsi L., Haner, Judy, Keeler, Andrew G., Landry, Craig E., O'Donnell, Kiera L., Webb, Bret M., Grabowski, Jonathan H.

“…Shoreline armoring is a pervasive driver of habitat loss and ecosystem decline along coastlines. Nature‐based strategies for coastal protection, such as…”
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Natural shorelines promote the stability of fish communities in an urbanized coastal system by Scyphers, Steven B, Gouhier, Tarik C, Grabowski, Jonathan H, Beck, Michael W, Mareska, John, Powers, Sean P

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation are leading causes of species extinctions in terrestrial, aquatic and marine systems. Along coastlines, natural habitats support…”
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Ecological Value of Submerged Breakwaters for Habitat Enhancement on a Residential Scale by Scyphers, Steven B., Powers, Sean P., Heck, Kenneth L.

“…Estuarine shorelines have been degraded since humans arrived in the coastal zone. In recent history, a major cause of habitat degradation has been the armoring…”
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Assessing Fishers' Support of Striped Bass Management Strategies by Murphy, Jr, Robert D, Scyphers, Steven B, Grabowski, Jonathan H

“…Incorporating the perspectives and insights of stakeholders is an essential component of ecosystem-based fisheries management, such that policy strategies…”
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Beliefs about Human-Nature Relationships and Implications for Investment and Stewardship Surrounding Land-Water System Conservation by Coley, John D., Betz, Nicole, Helmuth, Brian, Ellenbogen, Keith, Scyphers, Steven B., Adams, Daniel

“…When engaging stakeholders in environmental conservation, it is critical to understand not only their group-level needs, but also the individually held beliefs…”
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How Much Marsh Restoration Is Enough to Deliver Wave Attenuation Coastal Protection Benefits? by Castagno, Katherine A., Ganju, Neil K., Beck, Michael W., Bowden, Alison A., Scyphers, Steven B.

“…As coastal communities grow more vulnerable to sea-level rise and increased storminess, communities have turned to nature-based solutions to bolster coastal…”
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Reversing a tyranny of cascading shoreline‐protection decisions driving coastal habitat loss by Gittman, Rachel K., Scyphers, Steven B., Baillie, Christopher J., Brodmerkel, Anna, Grabowski, Jonathan H., Livernois, Mariah, Poray, Abigail K., Smith, Carter S., Fodrie, F. Joel

“…Shoreline hardening is a major driver of biodiversity and habitat loss in coastal ecosystems yet remains a common approach to coastal management globally…”
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Integrating societal perspectives and values for improved stewardship of a coastal ecosystem engineer by Scyphers, Steven B., Picou, J Steven, Brumbaugh, Robert D., Powers, Sean P.

“…Oyster reefs provide coastal societies with a vast array of ecosystem services, but are also destructively harvested as an economically and culturally…”
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Talk is cheap: Direct evidence of conservation‐based changes in angler behavior by Gibson Banks, Kesley, Streich, Matthew K., Drymon, J. Marcus, Scyphers, Steven B., Mohan, John A., Wells, R. J. David, Binstock, Addie L., Richards, Travis M., White, Connor F., Whitney, Nicholas M., Stunz, Gregory W.

“…Abstract Post‐release mortality threatens shark populations already imperiled by overfishing, capture stress, and a changing climate. Few studies have…”
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Shifting Baselines May Undermine Shoreline Management Efforts in the United States by Correll-Brown, Riordan, Wellman, Emory H., Eulie, Devon O., Scyphers, Steven B., Smith, Carter S., Polk, Mariko A., Gittman, Rachel K.

“…Rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and unsustainable coastal zone development pose serious threats to growing coastal communities. Human actions, such…”
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Conservation practice insights from a comparative case study of two shoreline stabilization projects in Boston Harbor, MA by Castagno, Katherine A., Bowden, Alison A., Roberts, Eric J., Burns, Sara E., Harlan, Sharon L., Senier, Laura, Scyphers, Steven B.

“…As sea levels rise and the frequency of flooding events increases, so do efforts to stabilize coastal shorelines. Nature‐based solutions to shoreline…”
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Voluntary Restoration: Mitigation's Silent Partner in the Quest to Reverse Coastal Wetland Loss in the USA by Gittman, Rachel K, Baillie, Christopher J, Arkema, Katie K, Bennett, Richard O, Benoit, Jeff, Blitch, Seth, Brun, Julien, Chatwin, Anthony, Colden, Allison, Dausman, Alyssa, DeAngelis, Bryan, Herold, Nathaniel, Henkel, Jessica, Houge, Rachel, Howard, Ronald, Hughes, A Randall, Scyphers, Steven B, Shostik, Tisa, Sutton-Grier, Ariana, Grabowski, Jonathan H

“…Coastal ecosystems are under pressure from a vast array of anthropogenic stressors, including development and climate change, resulting in significant habitat…”
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Ecological Consequences of Shoreline Hardening: A Meta-Analysis by GITTMAN, RACHEL K., SCYPHERS, STEVEN B., SMITH, CARTER S., NEYLAN, ISABELLE P., GRABOWSKI, JONATHAN H.

“…Protecting coastal communities has become increasingly important as their populations grow, resulting in increased demand for engineered shore protection and…”
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Mental models for inclusive, socially‐just disaster planning: a multi‐community study in Saint Martin after Hurricane Irma by Frapaise, Laurent, Furman, Kelsi, Scyphers, Steven B., Kuhl, Laura

“…Local perspectives provide different insights into disaster planning and response as compared to those of experts. Eliciting them, however, can be challenging,…”
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The diversity bonus in pooling local knowledge about complex problems by Aminpour, Payam, Gray, Steven A., Singer, Alison, Scyphers, Steven B., Jetter, Antonie J., Jordan, Rebecca, Murphy, Robert, Grabowski, Jonathan H.

“…Recently, theoreticians have hypothesized that diverse groups, as opposed to groups that are homogeneous, may have relative merits [S. E. Page, The Diversity…”
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Chronic social disruption following a systemic fishery failure by Scyphers, Steven B., Picou, J. Steven, Grabowski, Jonathan H.

“…In the United States, the iconic groundfish fishery for Gulf of Maine cod has endured several dramatic reductions in annual catch limits and been federally…”
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The impacts of mangrove range expansion on wetland ecosystem services in the southeastern United States: Current understanding, knowledge gaps, and emerging research needs by Osland, Michael J., Hughes, A. Randall, Armitage, Anna R., Scyphers, Steven B., Cebrian, Just, Swinea, Savannah H., Shepard, Christine C., Allen, Micheal S., Feher, Laura C., Nelson, James A., O’Brien, Cherie L., Sanspree, Colt R., Smee, Delbert L., Snyder, Caitlin M., Stetter, Andrew P., Stevens, Philip W., Swanson, Kathleen M., Williams, Lauren H., Brush, Janell M., Marchionno, Joseph, Bardou, Rémi

“…Climate change is transforming ecosystems and affecting ecosystem goods and services. Along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts of the southeastern United…”
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Depredation: An old conflict with the sea by Drymon, James Marcus, Jargowsky, Amanda E., Prasky, Evan G., Camp, Edward V., Oliphant, Ashley, Powers, Sean P., Scyphers, Steven B.

“…Depredation (the partial or complete removal of a hooked species by a non‐target species) is a human–wildlife conflict as old as humans and the sea. In some…”
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