Applied ecology has traditionally approached management problems through a simplified,
single-species lens. Repeated failures of single-species management have led us to a new …

The state of knowledge on the science and management of freshwater recreational fisheries
is reviewed, with the objective of integrating insights from disparate fields such as fisheries …

Management strategy evaluation (MSE) involves using simulation to compare the relative
effectiveness for achieving management objectives of different combinations of data …

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

8.1 Background Resilience, in the broadest sense, is the capacity of a system to absorb
disturbance and reorganise so as to retain essentially the same structure, function, identity …

The poor management of natural resources has led in many cases to the decline and
extirpation of populations. Recent advances in fisheries science could revolutionize …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 341–348 Abstract With rapidly increasing rates of contemporary
extinction, predicting extinction vulnerability and identifying how multiple stressors drive non …

Recent estimates put average coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) at about 20–
30%. This is estimated to be a large reduction since the 1960s. The Great Barrier Reef …

Marine ecosystems evolve under many interconnected and area‐specific pressures. To fulfil
society's intensifying and diversifying needs while ensuring ecologically sustainable …

Research on the interactions between human behaviour and ecological systems tends to
focus on the direct effects of human activities on ecosystems, such as biodiversity loss …