The worldwide decline of coral reefs calls for an urgent reassessment of current
management practices. Confronting large-scale crises requires a major scaling-up of …

Resource managers and scientists from disparate disciplines are rising to the challenge of
understanding and moderating human impacts on marine ecosystems. Traditional barriers …

In line with global targets agreed under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the number
of marine protected areas (MPAs) is increasing rapidly, yet socio-economic benefits …

The importance of structural complexity in coral reefs has come to the fore with the global
degradation of reef condition; however, the limited scale and replication of many studies …

Trophic cascades—the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators—are an essential
aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically …

Live corals are the key habitat forming organisms on coral reefs, contributing to both
biological and physical structure. Understanding the importance of corals for reef fishes is …

Since the mass mortality of the urchin Diadema antillarum in 1983, parrotfishes have
become the dominant grazer on Caribbean reefs. The grazing capacity of these fishes could …

Increased frequency of disturbances and anthropogenic activities are predicted to have a
devastating impact on coral reefs that will ultimately change the composition of reef …

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) provides a globally significant demonstration of the
effectiveness of large-scale networks of marine reserves in contributing to integrated …

Many marine scientists have concluded that coral reefs are moving toward or are locked into
a seaweed‐dominated state. However, because there have been no regional‐or global …