Steven B Scypher
Biographic Data
| ID | 1405563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven B Scypher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven B |
| FAMILY NAME | Scypher |
| SIGNATURE | SCYPHER S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northeastern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1845-6909 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Observations, perceptions and concerns of the American lobster industry regarding the range-expansion of Black Sea Bass
Marshes to mangroves
Shoreline landscapes are important yet understudied social-ecological systems. • Social valuation of shoreline habitat ecosystem services in Gulf of Mexico, USA. • Surveyed 530 waterfront residents on relative performance of mangroves vs. marshes. • Geography, local environment, individual attitudes, and behaviors drove perceptions. • Social data needed to predict coastal landscape shifts under climate change. Coastal landscapes are rapidly chang…
Waterfront property owners' shoreline preferences amid salt marsh to mangrove transitions
We examined the influence of mangrove encroachment into salt marsh areas along the northern Gulf of Mexico (USA) on waterfront property owners' perceptions of coastal health and preferences for shoreline management. Using mail‐in and online surveys, we targeted over 3000 waterfront property owners across four jurisdictions experiencing or anticipating mangrove encroachment. Our findings revealed a nuanced perception of coastal health, with many r…
Recreational angler and stakeholder perceptions of policy changes to recreational fishery management
In 2020, management of a prized recreational sportfish species, Lutjanus campechanus (red snapper), underwent a landmark change in the Gulf of Mexico of the United States: from federal management at the national level to a more localized, state level management. This policy change is based on the idea that localized management, informed by greater understanding of the context of the social-ecological system, enhances resilience. But how do fisher…
Mental models for inclusive, socially-just disaster planning
Local perspectives provide different insights into disaster planning and response as compared to those of experts. Eliciting them, however, can be challenging, particularly for marginalised groups whose viewpoints have historically been excluded from planning processes. Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) provides a semi-quantitative approach to representing the collective understanding or 'mental models' of diverse individuals and communities. This st…
Invasive blue crabs and small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean sea
Social equity in shore-based fisheries
Mental models for assessing coastal social-ecological systems following disasters
Rapid Damage Assessments of Shorelines and Structures in the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active since 2005 and was classified as an extremely active year of coastal storms. Hurricane Irma caused significant damage in the Caribbean islands and Florida Keys. After the storm, the authors developed standardized metrics with which to assess physical damage to natural and artificial shorelines and near-coast residential structures. These metrics were used to collect damage data for 332 shorel…
Views from the dock
Past hurricane damage and flood zone outweigh shoreline hardening for predicting residential-scale impacts of Hurricane Matthew
An analysis of UNFCCC-financed coastal adaptation projects
Coastal regions of developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate impacts. Climate change is projected to increase sea level rise, coastal storm events, and natural resource scarcity, impacting coastal ecosystems and societies. These climate impacts intersect with other anthropogenic stressors contributing to the degradation of coastal habitats and ecosystems (driven by, among other things, development, encroachment and pollution), increas…
Integrating societal perspectives and values for improved stewardship of a coastal ecosystem engineer
Scyphers, S. B., J. S. Picou, R. D. Brumbaugh, and S. P. Powers. 2014. Integrating societal perspectives and values for improved stewardship of a coastal ecosystem engineer. Ecology and Society 19(3): 38. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06835-190338
An analysis of UNFCCC-financed coastal adaptation projects
Coastal regions of developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate impacts. Climate change is projected to increase sea level rise, coastal storm events, and natural resource scarcity, impacting coastal ecosystems and societies. These climate impacts intersect with other anthropogenic stressors contributing to the degradation of coastal habitats and ecosystems (driven by, among other things, development, encroachment and pollution), increas…
Integrating societal perspectives and values for improved stewardship of a coastal ecosystem engineer
Scyphers, S. B., J. S. Picou, R. D. Brumbaugh, and S. P. Powers. 2014. Integrating societal perspectives and values for improved stewardship of a coastal ecosystem engineer. Ecology and Society 19(3): 38. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06835-190338
Past hurricane damage and flood zone outweigh shoreline hardening for predicting residential-scale impacts of Hurricane Matthew
An analysis of UNFCCC-financed coastal adaptation projects
Coastal regions of developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate impacts. Climate change is projected to increase sea level rise, coastal storm events, and natural resource scarcity, impacting coastal ecosystems and societies. These climate impacts intersect with other anthropogenic stressors contributing to the degradation of coastal habitats and ecosystems (driven by, among other things, development, encroachment and pollution), increas…
Rapid Damage Assessments of Shorelines and Structures in the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active since 2005 and was classified as an extremely active year of coastal storms. Hurricane Irma caused significant damage in the Caribbean islands and Florida Keys. After the storm, the authors developed standardized metrics with which to assess physical damage to natural and artificial shorelines and near-coast residential structures. These metrics were used to collect damage data for 332 shorel…
Views from the dock
Mental models for assessing coastal social-ecological systems following disasters
Invasive blue crabs and small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean sea
Social equity in shore-based fisheries
Mental models for inclusive, socially-just disaster planning
Local perspectives provide different insights into disaster planning and response as compared to those of experts. Eliciting them, however, can be challenging, particularly for marginalised groups whose viewpoints have historically been excluded from planning processes. Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) provides a semi-quantitative approach to representing the collective understanding or 'mental models' of diverse individuals and communities. This st…
Observations, perceptions and concerns of the American lobster industry regarding the range-expansion of Black Sea Bass
Marshes to mangroves
Shoreline landscapes are important yet understudied social-ecological systems. • Social valuation of shoreline habitat ecosystem services in Gulf of Mexico, USA. • Surveyed 530 waterfront residents on relative performance of mangroves vs. marshes. • Geography, local environment, individual attitudes, and behaviors drove perceptions. • Social data needed to predict coastal landscape shifts under climate change. Coastal landscapes are rapidly chang…
Waterfront property owners' shoreline preferences amid salt marsh to mangrove transitions
We examined the influence of mangrove encroachment into salt marsh areas along the northern Gulf of Mexico (USA) on waterfront property owners' perceptions of coastal health and preferences for shoreline management. Using mail‐in and online surveys, we targeted over 3000 waterfront property owners across four jurisdictions experiencing or anticipating mangrove encroachment. Our findings revealed a nuanced perception of coastal health, with many r…
Recreational angler and stakeholder perceptions of policy changes to recreational fishery management
In 2020, management of a prized recreational sportfish species, Lutjanus campechanus (red snapper), underwent a landmark change in the Gulf of Mexico of the United States: from federal management at the national level to a more localized, state level management. This policy change is based on the idea that localized management, informed by greater understanding of the context of the social-ecological system, enhances resilience. But how do fisher…
Geography (12 works) · Environmental resource management (9 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Environmental Science (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Fishery (5 works) · Oceanography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Coastal and Marine Management (4 works)