The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage Area and contains extensive areas of
coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments …

Adaptive management (AM) emerged in the literature in the mid-1970s in response both to a
realization of the extent of uncertainty involved in management, and a frustration with …

Managing social-ecological systems and human well being in a sustainable way requires
knowledge of these systems in their full complexity. Multi-loop social learning is recognized …

Since the late 1970s, the literature on adaptive management has grown markedly. Active
and passive forms have been identified, implementation trialled and institutional …

Nutrient enrichment is one of the most pervasive impacts on aquatic ecosystems globally.
Approaches to establish nutrient criteria that safeguard aquatic ecosystem health are highly …

Nitrogen pollution is one of the primary threats to coastal water quality globally, and
governmental regulations and marine policy are increasingly requiring nitrogen remediation …

Integrative research has been the dominant theme in this Special Issue, demonstrated by
contemporary examples of effective collaborations and solutions for the successful …

Transboundary river-basin management is a challenging task emerging from lack of on-site
expert knowledge, high administrative and socioeconomic complexity, various stakeholder …

Climate change is a significant future driver of change in coastal social-ecological systems.
Our knowledge of impacts, adaptation options, and possible outcomes for marine …

Systematic conservation planning has been applied to terrestrial and marine systems for
over a decade, but only recently been used for freshwaters. Of the various methods …