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The short history of research in a marine climate change hotspot: from anecdote to adaptation in south-east Australia

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posted on 2023-05-17, 19:50 authored by Stewart Frusher, Hobday, AJ, Sarah JenningsSarah Jennings, Creighton, C, D'Silva, D, Marcus HawardMarcus Haward, Neil HolbrookNeil Holbrook, Nursey-Bray, M, Gretta PeclGretta Pecl, van Putten, EI
Climate change is not being felt equally around the world. Regions where warming is most rapid will be among those to experience impacts first, will need to develop early responses to these impacts and can provide a guide for management elsewhere. We describe the research history in one such global marine hotspot—south-east Australia—where a number of contentions about the value of hotspots as natural laboratories have been supported, including (1) early reporting of changes (2) early documentation of impacts, and (3) earlier development and promotion of adaptation options. We illustrate a transition from single discipline impacts-focused research to an inter-disciplinary systems view of adaptation research. This transition occurred against a background of change in the political position around climate change and was facilitated by four preconditioning factors. These were: (1) early observations of rapid oceanic change that coincided with (2) biological change which together provided a focus for action, (3) the strong marine orientation and history of management in the region, and (4) the presence of well developed networks. Three case studies collectively show the critical role of inter-disciplinary engagement and stakeholder participation in supporting industry and government adaptation planning.

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Publication title

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volume

24

Pagination

593-611

ISSN

0960-3166

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publ

Place of publication

Van Godewijckstraat 30, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 3311 Gz

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Copyright 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)

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