Local perceptions of socio-ecological drivers and effects of coastal armoring: the case of Moorea, French Polynesia

In this paper, the authors combine results from a longitudinal research program conducted by marine biologists on the dynamics of the local coastal environment and its vulnerability to multiple anthropogenic stressors alongside an ethnographic survey of residents’ perceptions of coastal armoring in Moorea (French Polynesia) and presents a transdisciplinary study focusing on the socio-ecological mechanisms at play in the alteration of Moorea’s coastline.