Socio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation

Abstract The Caribbean coral reef ecosystem has experienced a long history of deterioration due to various stressors. For instance, over-fishing of parrotfish – an important grazer of macroalgae that can prevent destructive overgrowth of macroalgae – has threatened reef ecosystems in recent decades...

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Autores principales:	Vivek A. Thampi, Madhur Anand, Chris T. Bauch
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
Materias:	Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Coral Reef Cover Coral Reefs Marine Protected Areas Live Coral Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f07943115f0f460fa15b1838111866212021-12-02T15:08:57ZSocio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation10.1038/s41598-018-20341-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f07943115f0f460fa15b1838111866212018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20341-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The Caribbean coral reef ecosystem has experienced a long history of deterioration due to various stressors. For instance, over-fishing of parrotfish – an important grazer of macroalgae that can prevent destructive overgrowth of macroalgae – has threatened reef ecosystems in recent decades and stimulated conservation efforts such as the formation of marine protected areas. Here we develop a mathematical model of coupled socio-ecological interactions between reef dynamics and conservation opinion dynamics to better understand how natural and human factors interact individually and in combination to determine coral reef cover. We find that the coupling opinion and reef systems generates complex dynamics that are difficult to anticipate without use of a model. For instance, instead of converging to a stable state of constant coral cover and conservationist opinion, the system can oscillate between low and high live coral cover as human opinion oscillates in a boom-bust cycle between complacency and concern. Out of various possible parameter manipulations, we also find that raising awareness of coral reef endangerment best avoids counter-productive nonlinear feedbacks and always increases and stabilizes live coral reef cover. In conclusion, an improved understanding of coupled opinion-reef dynamics under anthrogenic stressors is possible using coupled socio-ecological models, and such models should be further researched.Vivek A. ThampiMadhur AnandChris T. BauchNature PortfolioarticleCaribbean Coral Reef EcosystemsCoral Reef CoverCoral ReefsMarine Protected AreasLive CoralMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
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topic	Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Coral Reef Cover Coral Reefs Marine Protected Areas Live Coral Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Coral Reef Cover Coral Reefs Marine Protected Areas Live Coral Medicine R Science Q Vivek A. Thampi Madhur Anand Chris T. Bauch Socio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation
description	Abstract The Caribbean coral reef ecosystem has experienced a long history of deterioration due to various stressors. For instance, over-fishing of parrotfish – an important grazer of macroalgae that can prevent destructive overgrowth of macroalgae – has threatened reef ecosystems in recent decades and stimulated conservation efforts such as the formation of marine protected areas. Here we develop a mathematical model of coupled socio-ecological interactions between reef dynamics and conservation opinion dynamics to better understand how natural and human factors interact individually and in combination to determine coral reef cover. We find that the coupling opinion and reef systems generates complex dynamics that are difficult to anticipate without use of a model. For instance, instead of converging to a stable state of constant coral cover and conservationist opinion, the system can oscillate between low and high live coral cover as human opinion oscillates in a boom-bust cycle between complacency and concern. Out of various possible parameter manipulations, we also find that raising awareness of coral reef endangerment best avoids counter-productive nonlinear feedbacks and always increases and stabilizes live coral reef cover. In conclusion, an improved understanding of coupled opinion-reef dynamics under anthrogenic stressors is possible using coupled socio-ecological models, and such models should be further researched.
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title	Socio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation
title_short	Socio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation
title_full	Socio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation
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title_full_unstemmed	Socio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation
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Socio-ecological dynamics of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems and conservation opinion propagation

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