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Participatory decision support systems are a promising approach for planning for and responding to climate change due to the ability to integrate interdisciplinary datasets transparently to help bridge the gap between science and management. These systems identify risk, uncertainty, and stakeholder preferences to improve the understanding of dynamic, socio-ecological systems for informed decision-making. Coral reef ecosystems, especially when located adjacent to an urbanized landscape, present an opportunity to explore the value and utility of participatory decision support for improving the understanding of the coupled system for informed decision making. Three research phases were used to explore participatory decision support in southeast Florida, USA: needs assessments, integrated ecosystem assessments, and Bayesian belief networks. Each step relies upon the previous to build, construct, and evaluate participatory decision support with emphasis on the importance of stakeholder collaboration for improved management strategy alternatives for coral reef ecosystems in a changing climate.