Incorporating adaptation and resilience into an integrated watershed and coral reef management plan.

ABSTRACT: Changing environmental conditions are forcing natural resource managers and communities to adapt their strategies to account for global shifts in precipitation, temperature, sea level and more, all of which are occurring in addition to local human impacts. Adapting to threats from climate change requires a fundamental shift in the practice of natural resource management through the development of forward-looking "climate-smart" goals and strategies. Here we present a proof-of-concept application of a decision-support tool to help design climate-smart management actions for the watershed and coral reef management plan for Guánica Bay watershed in southwest Puerto Rico. We also explore the connection between adaptation planning and coral reef resilience, using a recently developed Puerto Ric

SUBMITTER: Gibbs DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8224911 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature