Conservation planning accounting for climate warming disturbance

Dataset associated with the paper "Conservation Planning for Coral Reefs Accounting for Climate Warming Disturbances”. Data was collected using satellite imagery and includes spatially- and temporally-varying sea-surface temperature (SST) data, integrating both observed (1985–2009) and projected (2010–2099) time-series. For historical analysis, data was acquired on sea-surface temperature (SST) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pathfinder Project (http://pathfinder.nodc.noaa.gov). For analysis of future projections, data was used from the global monthly SST output (2010–2099) by the Parallel Climate Model PCM1, which is a General Circulation Model (GCM) developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Fourth Assessment (IPCC AR4). All Brazilian reefs were used in the study. Data was collected to derive indices of acute (time under reduced ecosystem function following short-term events) and chronic thermal stress (rate of warming), which were combined to delineate thermal-stress regimes. I then evaluated if/how these regimes are contained within Brazilian Marine Protected Areas and identified priority areas where additional protection would reinforce resilience.

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    Dataset associated with the paper "Conservation Planning for Coral Reefs Accounting for Climate Warming Disturbances”. Data was collected using satellite imagery and includes spatially- and temporally-varying sea-surface temperature (SST) data, integrating both observed (1985–2009) and projected (2010–2099) time-series. For historical analysis, data was acquired on sea-surface temperature (SST) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pathfinder Project (http://pathfinder.nodc.noaa.gov). For analysis of future projections, data was used from the global monthly SST output (2010–2099) by the Parallel Climate Model PCM1, which is a General Circulation Model (GCM) developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Fourth Assessment (IPCC AR4). All Brazilian reefs were used in the study. Data was collected to derive indices of acute (time under reduced ecosystem function following short-term events) and chronic thermal stress (rate of warming), which were combined to delineate thermal-stress regimes. I then evaluated if/how these regimes are contained within Brazilian Marine Protected Areas and identified priority areas where additional protection would reinforce resilience.

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    • conservation planning
    • climate warming
    • global change
    • biodiversity conservation
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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    Attachment SST_data.xlsx Monthly means of sea-surface-temperature for each reef cell in my study area (observed and projected)
    Attachment historical_climatology.rar Observed sea-surface-temperature and grid of reef cells for reference
    Attachment readme_ch4.txt Explains content in the data files
    Attachment DHW_data.xlsx Data on Degree Heating Weeks for my study area. It includes both projected and observed data.
    Attachment thermal_regimes.rar Spatial delineation of thermal stress regimes
    The Data Manager is: Rafael Almeida Magris
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    Access conditions Open: free access under license
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    The data will be licensed under CC BY: Attribution 3.0 AU
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      James Cook University
    Citation Magris, Rafael (2015): Conservation planning accounting for climate warming disturbance. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.4225/28/5667B4CC1F9E4