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Social-Ecological Systems Meta-Analysis Database: Variables

Variable TypeOrdinal
Variable Component TypeNatural Resource System
Variable KindComponent
ThemeBiophysical (learn about themes)
ProjectsSESMAD
QuestionHow high is the level of ecological connectivity of this natural resource system?
Select Options1 Low, 2 Medium, 3 High
Unit
Role
ImportanceEcological connectivity can enhance resilience by facilitating recovery and renewal in systems, for example the dispersal of seeds or the spread of pollinators between habitats. Over-connectivity can, however, mean that disturbance events cascade rapidly through a system causing system collapse, for example the global impact of pollution is exacerbated by the high connectivity of the atmosphere (i.e. pollution does not stay in the area where it is released) . Some degree of modularity to "contain disturbances by compartmentalizing social-ecological systems" is beneficial for resilience (Carpenter et al. 2012)  
Definition

Internal connectivity is the manner and extent to which populations and species (e.g., eggs, larvae, juveniles, adults) or impacts (e.g., pollution spread through water flow) can disperse, migrate or interact across ecological sub-systems (e.g., patches and habitats). 

Sectors

Theory Usages

TheoryValue Used
Modularity and general resilience2 (moderate)
Conditions for general resilienceModerate

Associated Studies

Study Citation

Component Usages

ComponentValue UsedExplanation
California Groundfish Habitat 
test 
Mangrove forest in Bragança, BrazilHigh (3)
Lombok aquaculture irrigation canalsMissing
Coral reefs, coast and small-island on and surrounding Gili Trawangan, IndonesiaMissing
Gulf of Nicoya fisheriesMissing