Project Leader and Host
Organisation
Dr Scott Wooldridge, Australian Institute of Marine Science
Project Description and Objectives
For detailed descriptions of the outputs for
this project for Year 4 (2009/2010) of the MTSRF Research
Programme, see the Annual Research
Plan.
In order to effectively manage the resources of the
Great Barrier Reef under climate change, information from many
sources must be integrated in such a way that the risks faced and
how they vary through time and space can be made explicit. A
critical step in meeting this challenge is the development of
spatially explicit, sub-regional scale information about the risks
posed by climate change and variability in resilience. Once these
risks are understood, it is then necessary to build management
tools that facilitate the optimum use of management resources under
conditions of considerable uncertainty. This project has two
objectives that will enable it to make considerable advances beyond
our current understanding of the risks of climate change and how
best to manage these resources in the face of climate change.
These objectives include:
Key Objectives:
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Investigate the risks to and resilience of the Great Barrier
Reef social-ecological system (SES) to climate change; and
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Develop integrative knowledge for prioritising management
responses to climate change.
The research in this project has been developed in
close collaboration with managers who need this information and
tools. These managers will be part of this project throughout
to ensure the outputs produced maximise potential outcomes for more
effective management of the Great Barrier Reef.
