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A multi-region study of perceptions surrounding marsh and mangrove fisheries ecosystem services conducted from 2021 to 2022

Authors: Hughes, A. Randall, Michael J. Osland, Steven B. Scyphers, Christine C. Shepard, Jahson B. Alemu I, Rémi Bardou, Savannah H. Swinea, and Kalaina B. Thorne
Published On: Apr 29 2024 20:59 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/n8jvnrb3
UDI: H4.x954.000:0003
Project Information

Funded By:
National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program

Funding Cycle:
Healthy Ecosystems 4

Research Group:
Ecological and Social Drivers of Mangrove Expansion and Restoration in the Future Gulf of Mexico

Point of Contact

Randall Anne Hughes
Northeastern University / Marine Science Center
rhughes@northeastern.edu

Data Collection Period
2021-09-15
to
2022-09-15
Theme keywords

climate change, coastal wetland, ecosystem services, mangrove range expansion, perceptions, social-ecological systems, survey

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Abstract:

This dataset contains a multi-region study of perceptions surrounding marsh and mangrove fisheries ecosystem services conducted from 2021 to 2022. Interacting climatic, ecological, and social forces are changing the distribution of coastal wetlands globally, and these changes may have implications for ecosystem service delivery in coastal systems and the resulting perceptions of waterfront residents. Waterfront resident perceptions of the provisioning capacity of wetlands for underpinning coastal fisheries were quantified in the United States Gulf of Mexico (GOM), located at a marsh-mangrove ecotone undergoing mangrove expansion. We deployed a survey instrument from fall 2021 to fall 2022 and targeted waterfront property owners because of their direct coastal access and capacity to impact shoreline composition. Four study sites in the northern GOM were targeted: on the eastern Gulf, Cedar Key / Homosassa, and Panama City Beach, Florida; and on the western Gulf, Galveston and Corpus Christi, Texas. Cedar Key and Homosassa, Florida were combined to achieve a similar sample size of waterfront homeowners as in other study areas. Survey items measured the perceived relative performance of mangroves and marshes for delivering fisheries ecosystem services, shoreline characteristics and attitudes, fishing behaviors, and demographics.

Suggested Citation:

Hughes, A. Randall, Michael J. Osland, Steven B. Scyphers, Christine C. Shepard, Jahson B. Alemu I, Rémi Bardou, Savannah H. Swinea, and Kalaina B. Thorne. 2024. A multi-region study of perceptions surrounding marsh and mangrove fisheries ecosystem services conducted from 2021 to 2022. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n8jvnrb3

Purpose:

This dataset was created to examine perceptions of waterfront residents concerning how they perceive mangroves and marshes to deliver fisheries ecosystem services in comparison to each other, as well as to understand what social and ecological characteristics help to explain these perceptions.

Data Parameters and Units:

For all worksheets, #NULL = no data. The dataset spreadsheet contains two sheets. The first sheet displays de-identified survey data, and the second sheet displays a variable codebook.

Methods:

A stratified sample of 3200 residential waterfront addresses (800 addresses from each of the four study sites) was selected using county public property records. Residents were targeted using a mixed-mode survey in three mailings, and we achieved an adjusted response rate of 20.9% (n = 530 responses). All human subjects research was approved by Northeastern University’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol #12-05-17).