Table 2 Key social processes
From: Social-ecological alignment and ecological conditions in coral reefs
Attributes | Measurement | Site | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | ||
Trust | Trust in fishers, reported on a scale of 1–5 (none, more distrust than trust, half/half, trust more than distrust, trust all); mean/SD—FS | 3.93 (0.96) | 3.95 (0.98) | 3.84 (0.95) | 4.09 (1.11)* | 3.63 (1.19)* |
Common understanding/shared vision | Perception of resource state, where respondent reported there were less (−1), the same (0), or more (1) fish on reef than 5 years prior; mean/SD—FS | −0.82 (0.55) | −0.92 (0.35) | −0.84 (0.53) | −0.67 (0.72)* | −0.87 (0.44) |
Commitments (rules) | ||||||
Closed area | Yes/no—CL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Access rights | Yes/no—CL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Gear restrictions | Yes/no—CL | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Conflict resolution mechanisms | Yes/no—CL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Internal conflicts | Reports of conflict within the community over gear use; yes/no—ref. 53 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
