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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, EIClimate 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 FisheriesVolume
24Pagination
593-611ISSN
0960-3166Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Kluwer Academic PublPlace of publication
Van Godewijckstraat 30, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 3311 GzRights statement
Copyright 2013 Springer Science+Business Media DordrechtRepository Status
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