Lessons from a global remote sensing map** project. A review of the impact of the Millennium Coral Reef Map** Project for science and management

S Andréfouët, O Bionaz - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic and natural impacts threaten the sustainability of ecosystem services
provided by the ocean and its coastlines. Coral reefs are an endangered and important …

Artificial reefs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Community ecology amid the “Ocean Sprawl”

A Schulze, DL Erdner, CJ Grimes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The northern Gulf of Mexico has been an important source for crude oil and natural gas
extraction since the 1930s. Thousands of fixed platforms and associated equipment have …

Sources and discharge of nitrogen pollution from agriculture and wastewater in the Mesoamerican Reef region

M Berger, SWJ Canty, C Tuholske… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Land-based nitrogen pollution is a major threat to coastal ecosystems, especially in tropical
regions home to high biodiversity habitats such as coral reefs and seagrass beds. The …

Population connectivity among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa corals in the Gulf of Mexico identifies potential for refugia

MS Studivan, JD Voss - Coral Reefs, 2018 - Springer
Successful management of spatially isolated coral reefs is contingent on an understanding
of ecological connections across populations. To investigate genetic connectivity of the …

Mangrove diversity is more than fringe deep

SWJ Canty, JP Kennedy, G Fox, K Matterson… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Mangroves form coastal tropical forests in the intertidal zone and are an important
component of shoreline protection. In comparison to other tropical forests, mangrove stands …

Framework for fostering just and equitable seagrass policy, management, and social-ecological outcomes: Lessons learned from Belizean marine resource managers

KE Grimm, JL Archibald, SE Bonilla-Anariba, N Bood… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Seagrass beds have historically received little to no management attention, contributing to
significant declines in their extent globally. Recently, seagrass beds, and other blue carbon …

Social–ecological benefits of land–sea planning at multiple scales in Mesoamerica

JMS Delevaux, JM Silver, SG Winder, N Bood… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Deforestation impacts the ecosystem services provided by downstream coral reefs to coastal
communities in multiple ways, such as through increased sedimentation and nutrification …

Interplay of management and environmental drivers shifts size structure of reef fish communities

SWJ Canty, AJ Nowakowski, CE Cox… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Countries are expanding marine protected area (MPA) networks to mitigate fisheries
declines and support marine biodiversity. However, MPA impact evaluations typically assess …

Integrating biophysical, socio-economic and governance principles into marine reserve design and management in Mexico: From theory to practice

M Précoma-de la Mora, NJ Bennett, S Fulton… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine conservation design and fisheries management are increasingly integrating
biophysical, socio-economic and governance considerations. Integrative approaches are …

Evaluating the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease in the Bay Islands, Honduras

M Truc, A Rivera, GM Ochoa, D Dueñas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Scleractinian corals, considered key reef ecosystem engineers, have suffered irreparable
damage over the last decades, with causes widely attributed directly and indirectly to …