Using Corpus Linguistics to Investigate Approaches to Oyster Fishery Management Across Political Boundaries.

IF 2.7 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Shannon Fitzsimmons-Doolan, Jennifer Beseres Pollack
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Abstract

Oysters are critical resources that filter water, generate habitat, and safeguard shorelines in coastal and marine ecosystems. Balancing conservation needs with sustainable oyster fisheries is essential for maintaining oyster health and stocks. In the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, oyster resources are managed by five states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida), each with unique approaches and priorities. This study analyzes the most current oyster management guidance document for each state using corpus linguistics techniques-including keyword and concordance analyses-to identify linguistic distinctions that reflect state-specific management priorities. Findings reveal that Florida's document is the most distinctive, emphasizing oyster stressors and habitat. Louisiana's document reflects its role as a major oyster producer. Mississippi's document uniquely highlighted aquaculture as a strategy for recovering from environmental stressors. The theme of oyster restoration is robust in Alabama's 2021 document but absent in Texas's 1988 document, highlighting temporal differences in management priorities. In addition, common themes such as state-specific oyster stressors emerged among the distinctions. These results demonstrate how management priorities vary across political boundaries and provide insights for improving regional coordination. This approach offers a framework that can inform natural resource management strategies in other contexts and in other regions globally.

运用语料库语言学探讨跨政治边界的牡蛎渔业管理方法。
牡蛎是过滤水、创造栖息地、保护海岸和海洋生态系统海岸线的重要资源。平衡保护需求与可持续牡蛎渔业对维持牡蛎健康和种群至关重要。在美国墨西哥湾,牡蛎资源由五个州(德克萨斯州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州、阿拉巴马州和佛罗里达州)管理,每个州都有独特的方法和优先事项。本研究使用语料库语言学技术(包括关键词和一致性分析)分析了每个州最新的牡蛎管理指导文件,以确定反映州特定管理优先级的语言差异。研究结果显示,佛罗里达州的文件是最独特的,强调牡蛎的压力源和栖息地。路易斯安那州的文件反映了它作为一个主要的牡蛎生产国的角色。密西西比州的文件特别强调了水产养殖是一种从环境压力中恢复的策略。在阿拉巴马州2021年的文件中,牡蛎恢复的主题很强烈,但在德克萨斯州1988年的文件中却没有,这突显了管理优先事项的时间差异。此外,在这些差异中还出现了一些共同的主题,如特定州的牡蛎压力源。这些结果表明,管理优先事项在政治边界上是如何变化的,并为改善区域协调提供了见解。这种方法提供了一个框架,可以为其他情况下和全球其他区域的自然资源管理战略提供信息。
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来源期刊
Environmental Management
Environmental Management 环境科学-环境科学
CiteScore
6.20
自引率
2.90%
发文量
178
审稿时长
12 months
期刊介绍: Environmental Management offers research and opinions on use and conservation of natural resources, protection of habitats and control of hazards, spanning the field of environmental management without regard to traditional disciplinary boundaries. The journal aims to improve communication, making ideas and results from any field available to practitioners from other backgrounds. Contributions are drawn from biology, botany, chemistry, climatology, ecology, ecological economics, environmental engineering, fisheries, environmental law, forest sciences, geosciences, information science, public affairs, public health, toxicology, zoology and more. As the principal user of nature, humanity is responsible for ensuring that its environmental impacts are benign rather than catastrophic. Environmental Management presents the work of academic researchers and professionals outside universities, including those in business, government, research establishments, and public interest groups, presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches.
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