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Future scenarios as a research tool: investigating climate change impacts, adaptation options and outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Future scenarios as a research tool: investigating climate change impacts, adaptation options and outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. / Evans, Louisa S.; Hicks, Christina C.; Fidelman, Pedro et al.
In: Human Ecology, Vol. 41, No. 6, 12.2013, p. 841-857.

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Evans, LS, Hicks, CC, Fidelman, P, Tobin, RC & Perry, AL 2013, 'Future scenarios as a research tool: investigating climate change impacts, adaptation options and outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia', Human Ecology, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 841-857. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-013-9601-0

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Evans, L. S., Hicks, C. C., Fidelman, P., Tobin, R. C., & Perry, A. L. (2013). Future scenarios as a research tool: investigating climate change impacts, adaptation options and outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Human Ecology, 41(6), 841-857. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-013-9601-0

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Evans LS, Hicks CC, Fidelman P, Tobin RC, Perry AL. Future scenarios as a research tool: investigating climate change impacts, adaptation options and outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Human Ecology. 2013 Dec;41(6):841-857. Epub 2013 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s10745-013-9601-0

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Evans, Louisa S. ; Hicks, Christina C. ; Fidelman, Pedro et al. / Future scenarios as a research tool : investigating climate change impacts, adaptation options and outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. In: Human Ecology. 2013 ; Vol. 41, No. 6. pp. 841-857.

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abstract = "Climate change is a significant future driver of change in coastal social-ecological systems. Our knowledge of impacts, adaptation options, and possible outcomes for marine environments and coastal industries is expanding, but remains limited and uncertain. Alternative scenarios are a way to explore potential futures under a range of conditions. We developed four alternative future scenarios for the Great Barrier Reef and its fishing and tourism industries positing moderate and more extreme (2-3 A degrees C above pre-industrial temperatures) warming for 2050 and contrasting 'limited' and 'ideal' ecological and social adaptation. We presented these scenarios to representatives of key stakeholder groups to assess the perceived viability of different social adaptation options to deliver desirable outcomes under varied contexts.",
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RIS

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AU - Tobin, Renae C.

AU - Perry, Allison L.

PY - 2013/12

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KW - Governance

KW - Fishing

KW - Tourism

KW - Great Barrier Reef

KW - Australia

KW - FRESH-WATER-FLOW

KW - CORAL-REEFS

KW - OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

KW - COASTAL COMMUNITIES

KW - CARBON-DIOXIDE

KW - ECOSYSTEMS

KW - FISHERIES

KW - FISH

KW - VULNERABILITY

KW - CONSERVATION

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