A social-ecological (SES) conceptual model: applications for salmon recovery in Washington State
Presentation Abstract
Research oriented toward understanding and managing socio-ecological systems (SES) requires collaboration from within and between the biophysical and social sciences. Even as SES approaches have gained ground in the development of ecosystem-based management efforts, the perennial disciplinary and meta-disciplinary differences that have challenged interdisciplinary collaborations remain. For the U.S. West Coast, we discuss how an Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) team, informed by a social science working group, focused on the smaller and larger ecological and social contexts of the California Current in developing a conceptual model to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in support of an SES approach. We wished to move from a conceptualization that portrayed an antagonistic relationship between humans and nature to one that integrated humans and social systems into an SES framework. As such, the SES conceptual model that was ultimately developed offers a range of intellectual and management-oriented opportunities for West Coast marine ecosystem researchers and policy-makers, including for the Puget Sound. In particular, our SES conceptual model presents a new and worthwhile framework for examining the distinctive interrelationships, scale considerations and disconnections involved in Puget Sound-centered salmon recovery for Washington State.
Session Title
Integrating Social Science into Ecosystem-Based Management
Conference Track
People
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Salmon--Losses--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Salmon--Habitat--Conservation--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Geographic Coverage
Puget Sound (Wash.); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
A social-ecological (SES) conceptual model: applications for salmon recovery in Washington State
2016SSEC
Research oriented toward understanding and managing socio-ecological systems (SES) requires collaboration from within and between the biophysical and social sciences. Even as SES approaches have gained ground in the development of ecosystem-based management efforts, the perennial disciplinary and meta-disciplinary differences that have challenged interdisciplinary collaborations remain. For the U.S. West Coast, we discuss how an Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) team, informed by a social science working group, focused on the smaller and larger ecological and social contexts of the California Current in developing a conceptual model to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in support of an SES approach. We wished to move from a conceptualization that portrayed an antagonistic relationship between humans and nature to one that integrated humans and social systems into an SES framework. As such, the SES conceptual model that was ultimately developed offers a range of intellectual and management-oriented opportunities for West Coast marine ecosystem researchers and policy-makers, including for the Puget Sound. In particular, our SES conceptual model presents a new and worthwhile framework for examining the distinctive interrelationships, scale considerations and disconnections involved in Puget Sound-centered salmon recovery for Washington State.
