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Briefing note on Vanuatu and the Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region (CCCPIR) project.

Briefing note on Vanuatu and the Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region (CCCPIR) project.

Briefing note on Vanuatu and the Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region (CCCPIR) project.

A community of living things, along with its surroundings, is referred to as an ecosystem. An ecosystem often takes its name from the most common, or most obvious, thing present. The parrotfish shown in Figure 1.1, for example, is said to be part of the coral reef ecosystem.