Coral reefs are in decline worldwide, and land‐derived sources of pollution, including
sewage, are a major force driving that deterioration. This review presents evidence that …

Oceans and coasts provide important ecosystem, livelihood, and cultural values to humans
and the planet but face current and future compounding threats from anthropogenic activities …

Remote coral reefs are thought to be more resilient to climate change due to their isolation
from local stressors like fishing and pollution. We tested this hypothesis by measuring the …

Identifying organisms that play an important role in maintaining ecosystem function is a key
aspect of resilience‐based management. For Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR), we found …

Rapidly changing conditions alter disturbance patterns, highlighting the need to better
understand how the transition from pulse disturbances to more persistent stress will impact …

As 21st‐century climate and disturbance dynamics depart from historic baselines,
ecosystem resilience is uncertain. Multiple drivers are changing simultaneously, and …

Abstract A five-year period (2002–2006) of below-median rainfall followed by a six-year
period (2007–2012) of above-median rainfall and seasonal flooding allowed a natural …

This paper presents the results of our sixth annual horizon scan, which aims to identify
phenomena that may have substantial effects on the global environment, but are not widely …

Coral reef management is increasingly focused on supporting the resilience of coral
communities to increasing and cumulative pressures. The coral index provides a concise …

The increase in sediment and nutrient loads entering the coastal waters of the Great Barrier
Reef (GBR) and the associated degradation of water quality represents a major threat to …