Search Results - "Hicks, Christina C."
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The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems
Published in Nature (London) (01-07-2018)“…The tropics contain the overwhelming majority of Earth’s biodiversity: their terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all…”
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Coral reef ecosystem services in the Anthropocene
Published in Functional ecology (01-06-2019)“…Coral reefs underpin a range of ecosystem goods and services that contribute to the well‐being of millions of people. However, tropical coral reefs in the…”
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Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies
Published in Nature (London) (01-10-2019)“…Micronutrient deficiencies account for an estimated one million premature deaths annually, and for some nations can reduce gross domestic product 1 , 2 by up…”
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Social, institutional, and knowledge mechanisms mediate diverse ecosystem service benefits from coral reefs
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-12-2014)“…Ecosystem services are supplied by nature but, by definition, are received by people. Ecosystem service assessments, intended to influence the decisions people…”
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Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
Published in Nature climate change (01-02-2018)“…To minimize the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing, governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations have made substantial…”
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Engage key social concepts for sustainability
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (01-04-2016)“…Social indicators, both mature and emerging, are underused With humans altering climate processes, biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystem functions ( 1 ),…”
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A social-ecological approach to conservation planning: embedding social considerations
Published in Frontiers in ecology and the environment (01-05-2013)“…Many conservation plans remain unimplemented, in part because of insufficient consideration of the social processes that influence conservation decisions…”
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Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system
Published in Global food security (01-03-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are creating health and economic crises that threaten food and nutrition security. The seafood sector provides…”
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Assessing gear modifications needed to optimize yields in a heavily exploited, multi-species, seagrass and coral reef fishery
Published in PloS one (04-05-2012)“…Effective management is necessary if small-scale fisheries, such as those found in mixed habitats including seagrass and coral reefs, are to continue providing…”
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Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (18-04-2019)“…The vast development opportunities offered by the world’s coasts and oceans have attracted the attention of governments, private enterprises, philanthropic…”
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Conceptualizing and operationalizing human wellbeing for ecosystem assessment and management
Published in Environmental science & policy (01-12-2016)“…[Display omitted] •We present a detailed framework of human wellbeing for ecosystem-based management.•Connections, capabilities, and conditions may be assessed…”
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Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being
Published in Ecology and society (01-01-2016)“…Although ecosystem services are increasingly recognized as benefits people obtain from nature, we still have a poor understanding of how they actually enhance…”
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Evaluating social and ecological vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to climate change
Published in PloS one (11-09-2013)“…There is an increasing need to evaluate the links between the social and ecological dimensions of human vulnerability to climate change. We use an empirical…”
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Global correlates of terrestrial and marine coverage by protected areas on islands
Published in Nature communications (07-09-2020)“…Many islands are biodiversity hotspots but also extinction epicenters. In addition to strong cultural connections to nature, islanders derive a significant…”
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Social drivers forewarn of marine regime shifts
Published in Frontiers in ecology and the environment (01-06-2016)“…Some ecosystems can undergo regime shifts to alternative compositions of species. Although ecological indicators can identify approaching regime shifts, we…”
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The economic value of ecosystem services in the Great Barrier Reef: our state of knowledge
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-02-2011)“…This article reviews literature relating to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and aims to assess the current state of knowledge about (1) the “value” of ecosystem…”
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Understanding leadership in the environmental sciences
Published in Ecology and society (01-01-2015)“…Leadership is often assumed, intuitively, to be an important driver of sustainable development. To understand how leadership is conceptualized and analyzed in…”
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Structural and Psycho-Social Limits to Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef Region
Published in PloS one (09-03-2016)“…Adaptation, as a strategy to respond to climate change, has limits: there are conditions under which adaptation strategies fail to alleviate impacts from…”
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Managing small-scale commercial fisheries for adaptive capacity: insights from dynamic social-ecological drivers of change in Monterey Bay
Published in PloS one (19-03-2015)“…Globally, small-scale fisheries are influenced by dynamic climate, governance, and market drivers, which present social and ecological challenges and…”
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Enhancing Human Health and Wellbeing through Sustainably and Equitably Unlocking a Healthy Ocean's Potential
Published in Annals of global health (01-01-2024)“…A healthy ocean is essential for human health, and yet the links between the ocean and human health are often overlooked. By providing new medicines,…”
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