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标题：Mussels and Yachts in Loch Fyne, Scotland: a Case Study of the Science-Policy Interface
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作者：Paul Tett ; Branka Valcic ; Tavis Potts 等
期刊名称：Ecology and Society
印刷版ISSN：1708-3087
电子版ISSN：1708-3087
出版年度：2012
卷号：17
期号：3
出版社：The Resilience Alliance
摘要：We report an application of the Science and Policy Integration for Coastal System Assessment (SPICOSA) SystemsApproach Framework (SAF) to Loch Fyne, a fjord in western Scotland. The issue was the potential for conflict between shellfishaquaculture and recreational use for yachting. This was investigated by building an ecological-economic model to simulate: (1)release of modern anti-fouling compounds by recreational boats; (2) dilution of these in the upper layers of the loch by exchangewith the sea; (3) their effects on photosynthesis by phytoplankton; (4) the role of phytoplankton (along with non-algal particulatematter) in providing food for mussels; (5) the growth of seeded mussels to harvest, determining (6) the cash input to farms,offset by their costs and allowing (7) the farm revenue to be compared with that from marinas used to berth the yachts. It wasconcluded from simulations that no noticeable effect on mussel harvest would occur (from this route) for any likely number ofyachts berthed in the loch. The application took place in consultation with a local environmental forum and a small referencegroup of public officials; we reflect on it in the context of a 3-component schema for the science-policy interface and changesin the culture of UK science
关键词：antifouling toxicity; Firth of Clyde; Scotland; governance Scotland; Loch Fyne Scotland; mussel aquaculture;science-policy interface; SPICOSA; Systems Approach Framework