Reef Futures - The future of reef services in the Anthropocene

Projektleitung

Loïc Pellissier

Projektdauer

2019 - 2022

Finanzierung

Shallow-​water reef ecosystems provide many services to coastal communities. Fishes are a key protagonist that link humans to ecological systems, for example providing biomass and food security, playing a role in nutrient cycles, and attracting tourists to coastal regions. Healthy and resilient reef systems, indicated by a diverse and abundant reef fish assemblage, benefits the well-​being of coastal communities. Reef-​Futures aims to understand what environmental and socio-​economic factors drives spatial variation in current day patterns of multiple ecosystem services provided by reef fishes. Furthermore, we will explore the dynamics of reef social-​ecological systems in response to global environmental change, under different scenarios of climate, demographic and socio-​economic futures.