The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean

K Grorud-Colvert, J Sullivan-Stack, C Roberts… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are places in the ocean that receive
protection to safeguard biodiversity from abatable threats. Confusion exists about the …

Climate change, human impacts, and coastal ecosystems in the Anthropocene

Q He, BR Silliman - Current Biology, 2019‏ - cell.com
Coastal zones, the world's most densely populated regions, are increasingly threatened by
climate change stressors—rising and warming seas, intensifying storms and droughts, and …

Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change

CM Roberts, BC O'Leary, DJ McCauley… - Proceedings of the …, 2017‏ - pnas.org
Strong decreases in greenhouse gas emissions are required to meet the reduction trajectory
resolved within the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, even these decreases will not avert …

Marine protected areas, marine heatwaves, and the resilience of nearshore fish communities

SL Ziegler, JM Johnson, RO Brooks, EM Johnston… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Anthropogenic stressors from climate change can affect individual species, community
structure, and ecosystem function. Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are intense thermal …

Land use impacts on coral reef health: A ridge-to-reef perspective

RR Carlson, SA Foo, GP Asner - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Over 60% of the world's reefs experience damage from local activities such as overfishing,
coastal development, and watershed pollution. Land-based sources of pollution are a critical …

Making waves: The science and politics of ocean protection

J Lubchenco, K Grorud-Colvert - Science, 2015‏ - science.org
The ocean has recently taken a more prominent role on the international policy stage. In
June, the United Nations (UN) initiated development of a treaty for conservation of …

The performance of protected areas for biodiversity under climate change

CD Thomas, PK Gillingham - Biological Journal of the Linnean …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Global environmental changes have been driving large-scale shifts in the distributions of
species and in the composition of biological communities. This has thrown the continuing …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic benefits of conserving land-sea ecosystems

RR Carlson, LJ Evans, SA Foo, BW Grady, J Li… - Global Ecology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs interact in tropical regions throughout the world.
These ecosystems exhibit strong synergies, as the health of each ecosystem supports the …

Scientists' warning of an imperiled ocean

S Georgian, S Hameed, L Morgan, DJ Amon… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract In 2017, more than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries signed a second warning
letter to humanity to caution against our continued wholesale destruction of global …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change adaptation for biodiversity in protected areas: An overview of actions

PK Gillingham, JR Britton, G Jones… - Biological …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Protected Areas (PAs) have been a cornerstone of conservation policy in the past
but are generally static and thus might be less useful under climate change as species move …