A novel tolerance range approach for the quantitative assessment of ecosystems

Understanding climate coping as a basis for strategic climate change adaptation – The case of Queenstown-Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

“…The physical limit defined through critical threshold 2 may be expanded by new technologies or managerial adjustments to exploit the full extent of coping until the ultimate physical threshold is reached. This Critical Stop Point (CSP) (see Hearnshaw and Hughey, 2012) indicates the physical point(s) along an environmental gradient (or combination of gradients) beyond which the entity cannot operate any longer, regardless of any adjustments. Such a physical threshold could be wind speed, which increases to such a level that for example -even with the best possible fishing technology and instruction -a viable fly fishing experience cannot be maintained.…”

“…The physical point(s) along an environmental gradient (or combination of gradients) beyond which the business or destination cannot operate any longer, regardless of any adjustments Hearnshaw and Hughey (2012) Adaptation More strategic and planned actions taken by a business or destination to 'maximise' viability in the face of non-ideal conditions along an environmental gradient…”

“…Just as demonstrated by Hearnshaw and Hughey (2012) in the ecosystem context, tourism businesses do not operate in isolation. In Hearnshaw and Hughey's application, different 'species' had different tolerance ranges and Critical Stop Points.…”

“…By explicitly examining current coping strategies in relation to weather events, this work complements and attempts to extend the tolerance range research applied to ecosystems by Hearnshaw and Hughey (2012). This focus on tolerance, coping and ultimately adaptation is justified as it addresses questions raised in earlier research on whether successful coping with variability is a sufficient precursor for future climate change adaptation (Marshall, 2010;Smit and Wandel, 2006).…”

Pollinator Insect Found in Coconut Tree in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatera

“…A descriptive analysis examined the species diversity, density, and distribution. Relative abundance of interpretations refers to the DAFOR scale (Hearnshaw & Hughey, 2010). The habitat traits of mosquito larvae were subjected to Pearson correlation testing with mosquito abundance at each location, performed using Jamovi 1.6.15 software.…”