Coral reefs are rapidly changing in response to local and global stressors. Research to better understand and inform the management of these stressors is burgeoning. However, in situ studies of coral reef ecology are constrained by complex logistics and limited resources. Many reef studies are also hampered by the scale-dependent nature of ecological patterns, and inferences made on causal relationships within coral reef systems are limited by the scales of observation. This is because most socio-ecological studies are conducted at scales relevant to the phenomenon of interest. However, management often occurs across a significantly broader, often geopolitical, range of scales. While there is a critical need for incisive coral reef management actions at relevant spatial and temporal scales, it remains unclear to what extent the scales of empirical study overlap with the scales at which management inferences and recommendations are made. This systematic map protocol will evaluate this potential scale mismatch with the goal of raising awareness about the significance of effectively addressing and reporting the scales at which researchers collect data and make assumptions. We will use the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) systematic mapping guidelines to identify relevant studies using a framework-based synthesis to summarise the spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecology research and the scales at which management inferences or recommendations are made. Using tested predefined terms, we will search for relevant published academic and grey literature, including bibliographic databases, web-based search engines, and organisational websites. Inclusion criteria for the evidence map are empirical studies that focus on coral reef fish ecological organisation and processes, those informing management interventions and policy decisions, and management documents that cite coral reef research for management decision-making. Study results will be displayed graphically using data matrices and heat maps. This is the first attempt to systematically assess and compare the scales of socio-ecological research conducted on coral reef systems with their management.

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珊瑚礁鱼类生态学研究和管理的时空尺度：系统地图方案

珊瑚礁正在迅速变化，以应对本地和全球压力源。为了更好地了解和告知这些压力源的管理的研究正在蓬勃发展。但是，对珊瑚礁生态学的原位研究受到复杂的后勤和资源有限的制约。许多珊瑚礁研究还受到生态模式与规模有关的性质的阻碍，关于珊瑚礁系统内因果关系的推论受到观测规模的限制。这是因为大多数社会生态学研究都是在与关注现象相关的尺度上进行的。但是，管理通常发生在范围更广，通常是地缘政治的范围内。尽管迫切需要在相关的时空尺度上采取敏锐的珊瑚礁管理行动，尚不清楚实证研究的规模与管理推断和建议的规模在多大程度上重叠。这个系统的地图协议将评估这种潜在的比例失配，以提高人们对有效解决和报告研究人员收集数据和进行假设的比例的重要性的认识。我们将使用环境证据协作（CEE）系统制图指南，使用基于框架的综合方法来鉴定相关研究，以总结珊瑚礁鱼生态学研究的时空尺度以及做出管理推断或建议的尺度。使用经过测试的预定义条款，我们将搜索相关的已发表的学术和灰色文献，包括书目数据库，基于网络的搜索引擎，和组织网站。证据图的纳入标准是针对珊瑚礁鱼类生态组织和过程的经验研究，告知管理干预措施和政策决策的经验研究，以及引用珊瑚礁研究进行管理决策的管理文件。研究结果将使用数据矩阵和热图以图形方式显示。这是系统地评估和比较对珊瑚礁系统进行管理的社会生态研究规模的首次尝试。研究结果将使用数据矩阵和热图以图形方式显示。这是系统地评估和比较对珊瑚礁系统进行管理的社会生态研究规模的首次尝试。研究结果将使用数据矩阵和热图以图形方式显示。这是系统地评估和比较对珊瑚礁系统进行管理的社会生态研究规模的首次尝试。