Expectations and outcomes of reserve network performance following re-zoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
"Networks of no-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are widely advocated for preserving exploited fish stocks and for conserving biodiversity. We used underwater visual surveys of coral reef fish and benthic communities to quantify the short- to medium-term (5 t...
Avoiding coral reef functional collapse requires local and global action
"Coral reefs face multiple anthropogenic threats, from pollution and overfishing to the dual effects of greenhouse gas emissions: rising sea temperature and ocean acidification [1]. While the abundance of coral has declined in recent decades [2, 3], the i...
Empty Niches after Extinctions Increase Population Sizes of Modern Corals
"Large environmental fluctuations often cause mass extinctions, extirpating species and transforming communities [ 1, 2 ]. While the effects on community structure are evident in the fossil record, demographic consequences for populations of individual sp...
Sleeping functional group drives coral-reef recovery
"The world's coral reefs are in decline, with many exhibiting a phase shift from coral to macroalgal dominance. This change is often associated with habitat loss and overharvesting of herbivorous fishes, particularly parrotfishes and surgeonfishes. The ch...
Species richness on coral reefs and the pursuit of convergent global estimates
"Global species richness, whether estimated by taxon, habitat, or ecosystem, is a key biodiversity metric. Yet, despite the global importance of biodiversity and increasing threats to it, we are no better able to estimate global species richness now than ...
A comparison of marine protected areas and alternative approaches to coral reef management
"Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been widely adopted as the leading tool for coral-reef conservation, but resource users seldom accept them, and many have failed to produce tangible conservation benefits. Few studies have objectively and simultaneously...
Endangered Species Act listing: Three case studies of data deficiencies and consequences of ESA threatened listing on research output
"Determining whether a species warrants listing as threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act depends on the government's assessment of the species extinction risk, usually in response to a petition. Deciding whether data are sufficien...
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Reef degradation and the loss of critical ecosystem goods and services provided by coral reef fishes
"Coral loss and declines in the physical structure of reef habitats have marked effects on the abundance of coral reef fishes which will be become even more pronounced as coral cover continues to decline. Further, changes in the abundance and composition ...
"Although known since antiquity, corals in deep, cold waters remained largely unappreciated and overlooked by the scientific community until the 1990s. The last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in our understanding of these diverse ecosystems alo...
Expectations and outcomes of reserve network performance following re-zoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park