Market access, population density, and socioeconomic development explain diversity and functional group biomass of coral reef fish assemblages

Brewer, Thomas D; Cinner, Joshua E.; Fisher, Rebecca; Green, Alison; Wilson, Shaun K.

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.01.006

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“…[19]), and recent work in SSF extends this research, highlighting the complex interdependencies among social and ecological systems in novel ways, with implications for different policy approaches [9,10]. While fishers and practitioners have long recognized that external drivers affect their SSF, coupled social-ecological research identifies management practices that either enhance or jeopardize the sustainability of SSF in the face of these pressures.…”

Section: Theme 1: External Drivers Of Changementioning

confidence: 90%

Emerging frontiers in social-ecological systems research for sustainability of small-scale fisheries

Kittinger¹,

Finkbeiner²,

Ban³

et al. 2013

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

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Small-scale fisheries (SSF) account for most of the livelihoods associated with fisheries worldwide and support food security for millions globally, yet face critical challenges from local threats and global pressures. Here, we describe how emerging concepts from social-ecological systems thinking can illuminate potential solutions to challenges facing SSF management, with real-world examples of three key themes: (1) external drivers of change; (2) social-ecological traps; and (3) diagnostic approaches and multiple outcomes in SSF. The purpose of this article is to aid practitioners by moving a step closer toward making these theoretical concepts operational and to stimulate thinking on how these linkages can inform a transition toward sustainability in small-scale fisheries.

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Section: Theme 1: External Drivers Of Changementioning

confidence: 90%

Emerging frontiers in social-ecological systems research for sustainability of small-scale fisheries

Kittinger¹,

Finkbeiner²,

Ban³

et al. 2013

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

138

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“…In Kenya and Mozambique, increasing population along the coast, resulting from both local population growth and migration of people in search of economic opportunity, represents the main force exerting pressure on the coastal fishery (Mangi et al 2007;Blythe et al 2013). Brewer et al (2012) demonstrate a negative relationship between coastal population density and the diversity and function of coral reef fishes. Migration is another demographic change exerting pressures on coastal systems.…”

Section: Demographicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Communities and change in the anthropocene: understanding social-ecological vulnerability and planning adaptations to multiple interacting exposures

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The majority of vulnerability and adaptation scholarship, policies and programs focus exclusively on climate change or global environmental change. Yet, individuals, communities and sectors experience a broad array of multi-scalar and multi-temporal, social, political, economic and environmental changes to which they are vulnerable and must adapt. While extensive theoreticaland increasingly empirical-work suggests the need to explore multiple exposures, a clear conceptual framework which would facilitate analysis of vulnerability and adaptation to multiple interacting socioeconomic and biophysical changes is lacking. This review and synthesis paper aims to fill this gap through presenting a conceptual framework for integrating multiple exposures into vulnerability analysis and adaptation planning. To support applications of the framework and facilitate assessments and comparative analyses of community vulnerability, we develop a comprehensive typology of drivers and exposures experienced by coastal communities. Our results reveal essential elements of a pragmatic approach for localscale vulnerability analysis and for planning appropriate adaptations within the context of multiple interacting exposures. We also identify methodologies for characterizing exposures and impacts, exploring interactions and identifying and prioritizing responses. This review focuses on coastal communities; however, we believe the framework, typology and approach will be useful for understanding vulnerability and planning adaptation to multiple exposures in various social-ecological contexts.

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“…There is growing evidence that some customary resource management systems in the Pacific can play a key role in maintaining ecological integrity in the context of disturbance (Ticktin et al 2006, Bird et al 2012, Trauernicht et al 2013. Customary resource management systems have also been recognized as key to building adaptive capacity in small Pacific Islands (Campbell 2006, Barnett and Campbell 2010, Vaughan and Vitousek 2013, but they continue to be modified under rapidly changing social, economic, and ecological contexts (Cinner and Aswani 2007, Brewer et al 2012, Lauer et al 2012). …”

Section: Customary Resource Management Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

McMillen¹,

Ticktin²,

Friedlander³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. Understanding how social-ecological systems are and can be resilient to climate change is one of the world's most crucial problems today. It requires knowledge at local and global scales, the integration of natural and social sciences, and a focus on biocultural diversity. Small Pacific Islands and the knowledge-practice-belief systems of their peoples have a long history of resilience to environmental variability and unpredictability, including in areas with marginal habitats and with periodic, severe disturbance (e.g., drought, flood, storms, and tsunami). We review the state of research on these knowledge systems as it pertains to resilience and adaptation, and we highlight critical research needs to address the interrelated areas of: (1) local-scale expertise and observations of change with regard to weather, life-history cycles, and ecological processes; (2) customary resource management institutions and practices (i.e., with agroforests and the nearshore marine environment); and (3) the roles of leaders, social institutions, and social networks in the context of disturbance and change. We conclude that these knowledge systems can contribute high-resolution observations, benchmark data, and insights into practices that enhance resilience and adaptive capacity in integrated terrestrial and marine systems. Community-based and participatory approaches can complement and ground-truth climate models and direct culturally appropriate resource management, research, and adaptation measures. Although most islands in the Pacific are small, their knowledge systems include valuable insights on seasonal cycles, ecological processes, and the management of biocultural diversity that are relevant at a broad scale for understanding resilience and adaptability to the social-ecological effects of climate change.

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Market access, population density, and socioeconomic development explain diversity and functional group biomass of coral reef fish assemblages

Cited by 102 publications

References 85 publications

Emerging frontiers in social-ecological systems research for sustainability of small-scale fisheries

Emerging frontiers in social-ecological systems research for sustainability of small-scale fisheries

Communities and change in the anthropocene: understanding social-ecological vulnerability and planning adaptations to multiple interacting exposures

Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific

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