Coral reef ecosystems have suffered an unprecedented loss of habitat-forming hard corals
in recent decades. While marine conservation has historically focused on passive habitat …

While coral reefs in Australia have historically been a showcase of conventional
management informed by research, recent declines in coral cover have triggered efforts to …

Summary The United Nations General Assembly calls for ecosystem restoration to be a
primary intervention strategy used to counter the continued loss of natural habitats …

Active restoration is becoming an increasingly important conservation intervention to
counteract the degradation of marine coastal ecosystems. Understanding what has …

Widespread global declines in shellfish reefs (ecosystem‐forming bivalves such as oysters
and mussels) have led to growing interest in their restoration and protection. With restoration …

Shellfish reefs across the world have been heavily degraded by mechanical harvesting,
disease and declining water quality. In southern Australia, where substantial losses have …

Coral reefs worldwide are degrading due to climate change, overfishing, pollution, coastal
development, coral bleaching, and diseases. In areas where the natural recovery of an …

Restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems is essential to meet both national and global
conservation targets and to counteract declines in coastal marine ecosystems. However …

Anthropogenic activities have caused profound changes globally in biodiversity, species
interactions and ecosystem functions and services. In terrestrial systems, restoration has …

Bivalve habitat restoration is growing in geographic extent and scale globally. While
addressing the wide‐scale loss of these biogenic habitats is still a key motivation behind …