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Autonomous adaptation to climate-driven change in marine biodiversity in a global marine hotspot
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posted on 2023-05-20, 04:24 authored by Gretta PeclGretta Pecl, Emily OgierEmily Ogier, Sarah JenningsSarah Jennings, Elizabeth Van PuttenElizabeth Van Putten, Christine CrawfordChristine Crawford, Hannah FogartyHannah Fogarty, Stewart Frusher, Hobday, AJ, John KeaneJohn Keane, Lee, E, Catriona MacLeodCatriona MacLeod, Craig MundyCraig Mundy, Jemina Stuart-SmithJemina Stuart-Smith, Sean TraceySean TraceyWhile governments and natural resource managers grapple with how to respond to climatic changes, many marine-dependent individuals, organisations and user-groups in fast-changing regions of the world are already adjusting their behaviour to accommodate these. However, we have little information on the nature of these autonomous adaptations that are being initiated by resource user-groups. The east coast of Tasmania, Australia, is one of the world’s fastest warming marine regions with extensive climate-driven changes in biodiversity already observed. We present and compare examples of autonomous adaptations from marine users of the region to provide insights into factors that may have constrained or facilitated the available range of autonomous adaptation options and discuss potential interactions with governmental planned adaptations. We aim to support effective adaptation by identifying the suite of changes that marine users are making largely without government or management intervention, i.e. autonomous adaptations, to better understand these and their potential interactions with formal adaptation strategies.
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Publication title
AmbioVolume
48Issue
12Pagination
1498-1515ISSN
0044-7447Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Royal Swedish Acad SciencesPlace of publication
Publ Dept Box 50005, Stockholm, Sweden, S-104 05Rights statement
copyright Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2019Repository Status
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