Climate change, coral loss, and the curious case of the parrotfish paradigm: why don't marine protected areas improve reef resilience?
Scientists have advocated for local interventions, such as creating marine protected areas
and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of …
and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of …
Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges
Fish communities face increasing anthropogenic pressures in freshwater and marine
ecosystems that modify their biodiversity and threaten the services they supply to human …
ecosystems that modify their biodiversity and threaten the services they supply to human …
Half a century of rising extinction risk of coral reef sharks and rays
Sharks and rays are key functional components of coral reef ecosystems, yet many
populations of a few species exhibit signs of depletion and local extinctions. The question is …
populations of a few species exhibit signs of depletion and local extinctions. The question is …
Shifting paradigms in restoration of the world's coral reefs
Many ecosystems around the world are rapidly deteriorating due to both local and global
pressures, and perhaps none so precipitously as coral reefs. Management of coral reefs …
pressures, and perhaps none so precipitously as coral reefs. Management of coral reefs …
Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic
Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …
Phylogeny and evolution of the brown algae
The brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are a group of multicellular heterokonts that are
ubiquitous in today's oceans. Large brown algae from multiple orders are the foundation to …
ubiquitous in today's oceans. Large brown algae from multiple orders are the foundation to …
The future of resilience-based management in coral reef ecosystems
Resilience underpins the sustainability of both ecological and social systems. Extensive loss
of reef corals following recent mass bleaching events have challenged the notion that …
of reef corals following recent mass bleaching events have challenged the notion that …
Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs
When tropical systems lose species, they are often assumed to be buffered against declines
in functional diversity by the ability of the species-rich biota to display high functional …
in functional diversity by the ability of the species-rich biota to display high functional …
Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems
Around the world, the human-induced collapses of populations and species have triggered
a sixth mass extinction crisis, with rare species often being the first to disappear. Although …
a sixth mass extinction crisis, with rare species often being the first to disappear. Although …
The importance of structural complexity in coral reef ecosystems
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 …
degradation of reef condition; however, the limited scale and replication of many studies …