Adaptive capacity, resilience, and coral reef state shifts in coastal social-ecological systems – ACRoSS
Coral reefs provide critical ecosystem services but evolve under specific disturbance regimes exceeding the system’s adaptive capacity. In contrast to the Caribbean, some Pacific Island communities exhibit higher levels of local social-ecological resilience. Such societies appear to be able to confine the impact of ecological disturbances to manageable levels and enhance the regenerative capacity of the ecosystems.
Which human activities contribute to the recovery of socially and ecologically desirable and productive states? Which behaviors and social structures are most important for maintaining the resilience of these systems? How is resilience likely to change as social conditions change? The overarching goal of ACRoSS is to develop better system modeling methods for quantitative integration of ecology and social science.
Project coordination
Joachim Claudet (CRIOBE USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-UPVD)
The author of this summary is the project coordinator, who is responsible for the content of this summary. The ANR declines any responsibility as for its contents.
Partner
TI (THUENEN-INSTITUTE) JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI (Institute of Sea Fisherie
CNRS USR 3278 CRIOBE USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-UPVD
CNRS DR AQUITAINE GREThA
IFREMER AMURE IFREMER-SIEGE PARIS
CNRS USR 3278 CRIOBE USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-UPVD
Help of the ANR 493,985 euros
Beginning and duration of the scientific project:
September 2014
- 48 Months
