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From physics to fish to folk: supporting coastal regional communities to understand their vulnerability to climate change in Australia
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posted on 2023-05-18, 18:38 authored by Stewart FrusherStewart Frusher, Elizabeth Van PuttenElizabeth Van Putten, Marcus HawardMarcus Haward, Hobday, AJ, Neil HolbrookNeil Holbrook, Sarah JenningsSarah Jennings, Marshall, N, Metcalf, S, Gretta PeclGretta Pecl, Tull, MOur oceans comprise valuable assets that provide a range of social and economic benefits directly and indirectly through provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services. Fisheries rely on these services and are regionally important industries for many coastal communities. With a growing population and increasing demand for seafood production, impacts from climate change that alter the productivity of marine ecosystems will have flow-on implications for economic and social systems. As small coastal communities are often highly dependent on marine-based activities they are also expected to experience greater impacts from changes in productivity of marine resources than their larger and/or non-coastal counterparts. To assist coastal communities in evaluating their vulnerability to climate change we have developed a hybrid socio-ecological vulnerability index that combines an ecocentric index – i.e., an ecological vulnerability index – with a sociocentric index that focuses on adaptive capacity as a measure of vulnerability, and embeds a sustainable livelihoods approach. Through the use of an on-line tool, coastal communities can improve their understanding of their vulnerability to more appropriately adapt, embrace opportunities and minimize negative impacts that may arise from climate change and its effect on marine resource availability.
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Publication title
Fisheries OceanographyVolume
25Issue
Suppl 1Pagination
19-28ISSN
1054-6006Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Blackwell Publishing LtdPlace of publication
9600 Garsington Rd, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox4 2DgRights statement
Copyright 2015 John Wiley & Sons LtdRepository Status
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