Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.

There is an increasing need to evaluate the links between the social and ecological dimensions of human vulnerability to climate change. We use an empirical case study of 12 coastal communities and associated coral reefs in Kenya to assess and compare five key ecological and social components of the...

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Autores principales: Joshua E Cinner, Cindy Huchery, Emily S Darling, Austin T Humphries, Nicholas A J Graham, Christina C Hicks, Nadine Marshall, Tim R McClanahan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:66dd0e05a7ce4ac38db90b97bcb2fcc12021-11-18T08:55:44ZEvaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0074321https://doaj.org/article/66dd0e05a7ce4ac38db90b97bcb2fcc12013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24040228/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203There is an increasing need to evaluate the links between the social and ecological dimensions of human vulnerability to climate change. We use an empirical case study of 12 coastal communities and associated coral reefs in Kenya to assess and compare five key ecological and social components of the vulnerability of coastal social-ecological systems to temperature induced coral mortality [specifically: 1) environmental exposure; 2) ecological sensitivity; 3) ecological recovery potential; 4) social sensitivity; and 5) social adaptive capacity]. We examined whether ecological components of vulnerability varied between government operated no-take marine reserves, community-based reserves, and openly fished areas. Overall, fished sites were marginally more vulnerable than community-based and government marine reserves. Social sensitivity was indicated by the occupational composition of each community, including the importance of fishing relative to other occupations, as well as the susceptibility of different fishing gears to the effects of coral bleaching on target fish species. Key components of social adaptive capacity varied considerably between the communities. Together, these results show that different communities have relative strengths and weaknesses in terms of social-ecological vulnerability to climate change.Joshua E CinnerCindy HucheryEmily S DarlingAustin T HumphriesNicholas A J GrahamChristina C HicksNadine MarshallTim R McClanahanPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 9, p e74321 (2013)
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Joshua E Cinner
Cindy Huchery
Emily S Darling
Austin T Humphries
Nicholas A J Graham
Christina C Hicks
Nadine Marshall
Tim R McClanahan
Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.
description There is an increasing need to evaluate the links between the social and ecological dimensions of human vulnerability to climate change. We use an empirical case study of 12 coastal communities and associated coral reefs in Kenya to assess and compare five key ecological and social components of the vulnerability of coastal social-ecological systems to temperature induced coral mortality [specifically: 1) environmental exposure; 2) ecological sensitivity; 3) ecological recovery potential; 4) social sensitivity; and 5) social adaptive capacity]. We examined whether ecological components of vulnerability varied between government operated no-take marine reserves, community-based reserves, and openly fished areas. Overall, fished sites were marginally more vulnerable than community-based and government marine reserves. Social sensitivity was indicated by the occupational composition of each community, including the importance of fishing relative to other occupations, as well as the susceptibility of different fishing gears to the effects of coral bleaching on target fish species. Key components of social adaptive capacity varied considerably between the communities. Together, these results show that different communities have relative strengths and weaknesses in terms of social-ecological vulnerability to climate change.
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author Joshua E Cinner
Cindy Huchery
Emily S Darling
Austin T Humphries
Nicholas A J Graham
Christina C Hicks
Nadine Marshall
Tim R McClanahan
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Cindy Huchery
Emily S Darling
Austin T Humphries
Nicholas A J Graham
Christina C Hicks
Nadine Marshall
Tim R McClanahan
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title Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.
title_short Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.
title_full Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.
title_fullStr Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.
title_sort evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change.
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