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Social-Ecological Systems Meta-Analysis Database: Component

Summary
ProjectSESMAD
SubtypeNatural Resource System
SectorMarine protected areas, Tourism
Commons BoundariesClear boundaries (3)
Explanation
Environmental MediumOceanic
ExplanationCoastal small island
External Ecological ConnectivityHigh (3)
Explanation
Internal Ecological ConnectivityMissing
Explanation
Inter Annual PredictabilityNot Applicable
Explanation
Intra Annual PredictabilityHigh (3)
Explanation
Commons RenewabilityRenewable (1)
Explanation
Productivity 
Explanation
Commons AccessibilityVery accessible (3)
Explanation
Commons HeterogeneityModerate (2)
ExplanationMany dive sites distributed around the islands, it is a network of patchy reef systems
Commons Spatial Extent5
ExplanationIsland is ~4 square kilometers, coral reefs surround the island on all sides
Technical SubstituteYes
ExplanationSome artificial reef restoration (more than 100 individual structures) have been installed using BioRock technology. Perhaps the largest site doing this in the world.