Linking scales and disciplines : an interdisciplinary cross-scale approach to supporting climate-relevant ecosystem management

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dc.contributor.authorBerger, Christianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBieri, Marien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBradshaw, Karenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBrummer, Christianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorClemen, Thomasen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHickler, Thomasen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKutsch, Werner Leoen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLenfers, Ulfia A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMartens, Carolaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMidgley, Guy F.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMukwashi, Kanisiosen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOdipo, Victoren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorScheiter, Simonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSchmullius, Christianeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBaade, Jussien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDu Toit, Justin C. O.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorScholes, Robert J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Izak P. J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStevens, Nicolaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTwine, Wayneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T09:21:45Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T09:21:45Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-05
dc.descriptionCITATION: Berger, C. et al. 2019. Linking scales and disciplines : an interdisciplinary cross-scale approach to supporting climate-relevant ecosystem management. Climatic Change, 156:139–150, doi:10.1007/s10584-019-02544-0.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://www.springer.com/journal/10584
dc.description.abstractSouthern Africa is particularly sensitive to climate change, due to both ecological and socioeconomic factors, with rural land users among the most vulnerable groups. The provision of information to support climate-relevant decision-making requires an understanding of the projected impacts of change and complex feedbacks within the local ecosystems, as well as local demands on ecosystem services. In this paper, we address the limitation of current approaches for developing management relevant socio-ecological information on the projected impacts of climate change and human activities.We emphasise the need for linking disciplines and approaches by expounding the methodology followed in our two consecutive projects. These projects combine disciplines and levels of measurements from the leaf level (ecophysiology) to the local landscape level (flux measurements) and from the local household level (socio-economic surveys) to the regional level (remote sensing), feeding into a variety of models at multiple scales. Interdisciplinary, multi-scaled, and integrated socio-ecological approaches, as proposed here, are needed to compliment reductionist and linear, scalespecific approaches. Decision support systems are used to integrate and communicate the data and models to the local decision-makers.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-019-02544-0
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent12 pages : maps
dc.identifier.citationBerger, C. et al. 2019. Linking scales and disciplines : an interdisciplinary cross-scale approach to supporting climate-relevant ecosystem management. Climatic Change, 156:139–150, doi:10.1007/s10584-019-02544-0.
dc.identifier.issn1573-1480 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0165-0009 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1007/s10584-019-02544-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110615
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectClimate change -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectSocioeconomic -- Factorsen_ZA
dc.subjectEcosystem management -- Africa, Southernen_ZA
dc.subjectPopulation biology -- Climatic factors -- Mathematical modelsen_ZA
dc.titleLinking scales and disciplines : an interdisciplinary cross-scale approach to supporting climate-relevant ecosystem managementen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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