Adapting coral reef management in the face of climate change

2006 ◽  
pp. 223-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Marshall ◽  
Heidi Schuttenberg
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Management ◽  
Coral Reef Management ◽  
The Face

scholarly journals Incorporating adaptation and resilience into an integrated watershed and coral reef management plan

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0253343
Author(s):  
David A. Gibbs ◽  
Jordan M. West ◽  
Patricia Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Reef Management ◽  
Reef Restoration ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Coral Reef Management ◽  
Coral Reef Resilience ◽  
Resilience Assessment

Changing environmental conditions are forcing natural resource managers and communities to adapt their strategies to account for global shifts in precipitation, temperature, sea level and more, all of which are occurring in addition to local human impacts. Adapting to threats from climate change requires a fundamental shift in the practice of natural resource management through the development of forward-looking “climate-smart” goals and strategies. Here we present a proof-of-concept application of a decision-support tool to help design climate-smart management actions for the watershed and coral reef management plan for Guánica Bay watershed in southwest Puerto Rico. We also explore the connection between adaptation planning and coral reef resilience, using a recently developed Puerto Rico-wide reef resilience assessment. In the first phase of the study, we used the publicly available Adaptation Design Tool to draft initial climate-smart versions of twelve proposed management actions. In the second phase, two actions (dirt road management on steep slopes, and coral reef restoration) were further refined through consultations with local experts to make more detailed design adjustments; this included the option to use information from the coral reef resilience assessment to inform design improvements. The first phase resulted in moderately detailed assessments that broadly accounted for anticipated direct and indirect effects of climate change on the planned management actions. The second phase resulted in more site-specific technical assessments and additional important design details. The expert panel charged with discussing climate-smart reef restoration around Guánica used the reef resilience assessment to guide discussion of reef restoration, highlighting the importance of having such information available for adaptation planning. This study demonstrates how climate change impacts can be effectively incorporated into a management plan at the most granular level of planning and how a structured, formalized process can be as valuable as the resulting adaptation information.

scholarly journals Informing coral reef management decisions at four U.S. National Parks in the Pacific using long‐term monitoring data

Ecosphere ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric K. Brown ◽  
Sheila A. McKenna ◽  
Sallie C. Beavers ◽  
Tim Clark ◽  
Michael Gawel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Reef Management ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Coral Reef Management ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring

scholarly journals POPULATION STRUCTURE OF Acanthaster planci ON THE REEF FLAT AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF BUNAKEN ISLAND

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Patritia Napitupulu ◽  
Hanny Tioho ◽  
Agung Windarto
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Flat ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Acanthaster Planci ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Coverage Area ◽  
Reef Management ◽  
Coral Reef Management ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems

The information on population structure of Acanthaster planci in Bunaken National Park (BNP) is urgent to be presented in order to be considered in decision making especially on coral reef management in BNP. The objectives of  this study was to examine the  population structure of A. planci, represented by the diameter and weight, number of arms, while the density, distribution and types of coral predation by reef animals in the Southern part of Bunaken Island also observed. Data were collected at the three locations namely, front reef flat (FRF), middle reef flat (MRF) and back reef flat (BRF) with total coverage area of ​​100 x 50 meters. Sixty two individuals (41 at night and 21 at day time) were found with a body diameter ranging between 14 – 28 cm, whereas body weight ranged from 80 – 700 gr, with the number of arms between 9 until 17. The density of A. planci during day time was 0.0042 ind/m2, while the night time was 0.0082 ind/m2, moreover the animal is generally spread aggregated. The results of this study indicated that the population of A. planci in BNP was an adult population with density is still relatively normal, despite an alert sign for the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems in the BNP.

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