作者： Peter Ortner , William Nuttle , Susan Lovelace , Pamela Fletcher , David Loomis
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摘要: Summary The Marine and Estuarine Goal Setting for South Florida (MARES) project is developing a suite of indicators indices that can provide an integrated assessment the coastal marine ecosystem. Indicators, in this context, incorporate data on one or more variables to assess conditions environment communities people who depend it. In latter case, human dimensions (HD) use are either economic noneconomic character services benefits ecosystem provides people. These known as because they relate development proceeding along two paths: HD non-economic indicators. This distinction was made due differences science methodologies expertise researchers involved MARES project. whitepaper describes set focus aspects science, excepting economics, but including cultural, regulating provision generated by gather together complementary sets information that, together, reflect how incorporated into society; track link between well-being health, success management goals, overall society receives from Florida’s natural resources. They context adapt improve, add, replace remove projects new scientific becomes available. Humans implicit discussion services. Benefits recreation opportunities, seafood, jobs, beautiful views readily apparent. Other such protection disease, waste remediation oxygen not noticed day-to-day. All contribute quality life. While sophisticated tracking many these benefit may be achieved, it aim paper describe societal impacts easily collected, change over time appropriate region so used, with biophysical adaptively manage regional resources holistic fashion. A small group social scientists met interactions communities, other service beneficiaries, tourists, SFCME. goal identify measures would capture changes populations will impact impacted process began being assembled conceptual models ecosystem,