Marine ranching has been proposed as a promising solution to manage the depleted coastal fishery ecosystem in recent decades across China. integrates practices of artificial habitat-based with aquaculture-based enhancement. Assessing ecological carrying capacity target species for enhancement is precondition determining optimal numbers release, particularly those whose habitat restrictions have...

Abstract Invasive species pose a threat to the livelihoods of many people living on rangelands western United States. impact ecosystem goods and services areas they invade represent one largest causes habitat degradation. On private ranches, economic analyses often find that conservation practices, such as invasive control, are not economically viable, in contrast what is found at landscape sca...

This thesis includes the following papers, which hereafter will be referred to by their roman numerals.