Ecosystem‐based management of coral reefs under climate change

BJ Harvey, KL Nash, JL Blanchard… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs provide food and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people as well as
harbour some of the highest regions of biodiversity in the ocean. However, overexploitation …

Can herbivore management increase the persistence of Indo-Pacific coral reefs?

ID Williams, TL Kindinger, CS Couch… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Due to climate change, coral reefs have experienced mass bleaching, and mortality events
in recent years. Although coral reefs are unlikely to persist in their current form unless …

Marine protected areas enhance coral reef functioning by promoting fish biodiversity

ZM Topor, DB Rasher, JE Duffy… - Conservation Letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Preserving biodiversity and ecosystem function in the Anthropocene is one of humanity's
greatest challenges. Ecosystem‐based management and area closures are considered an …

Habitat and fishing control grazing potential on coral reefs

JPW Robinson, JM McDevitt‐Irwin, JC Dajka… - Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivory is a key process on coral reefs, which, through grazing of algae, can help sustain
coral‐dominated states on frequently disturbed reefs and reverse macroalgal regime shifts …

The effects of suspended sediment on coral reef fish assemblages and feeding guilds of north-west Australia

M Moustaka, TJ Langlois, D McLean, T Bond, R Fisher… - Coral Reefs, 2018 - Springer
Understanding environmental drivers of fish assemblage composition is fundamental to
designing useful management plans for anthropogenic activities. This study investigated the …

Do invasive corals alter coral reef processes? An empirical approach evaluating reef fish trophic interactions

RJ Miranda, CC José de Anchieta… - Marine environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding how invasive species affect key ecological interactions and ecosystem
processes is imperative for the management of invasions. We evaluated the effects of …

Linking ecosystem condition and landscape context in the conservation of ecosystem multifunctionality

LAG Gaines, AD Olds, CJ Henderson… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nature reserves are often implemented to restore the condition of habitats, protect
populations of harvested species and to protect, as well as enhance, ecological functions. It …

Ecological drivers of parrotfish coral predation vary across spatial scales

HS Rempel, KN Bodwin, DE Burkepile… - Marine Ecology …, 2024 - int-res.com
Parrotfishes (Labridae: Scarini) are widely recognized for their important functional role in
reducing coral-algae competition by grazing algae, yet some species are also coral …

The distribution and role of functional abundance in cross‐scale resilience

SM Sundstrom, DG Angeler, C Barichievy, T Eason… - Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The cross‐scale resilience model suggests that system‐level ecological resilience emerges
from the distribution of species' functions within and across the spatial and temporal scales …

Quantifying environmental and spatial patterns of fish on log snags to optimise resnagging in coastal seascapes

LAG Gaines, JD Mosman, CJ Henderson, AD Olds… - Estuaries and …, 2024 - Springer
Long-term declines in coastal water quality and sedimentation can affect the restoration
success of ecosystems such as seagrass and shellfish reefs. Resnagging coastal …