Coral reefs are in global decline. Reversing this trend is a primary management objective
but doing so depends on understanding what keeps reefs in desirable states (ie …

The world's coral reefs are rapidly transforming, with decreasing coral cover and new
species configurations. These new Anthropocene reefs pose a challenge for conservation; …

Aim Environmental DNA metabarcoding has recently emerged as a non‐invasive tool for
aquatic biodiversity inventories, frequently surpassing traditional methods for detecting a …

Transfer efficiency is the proportion of energy passed between nodes in food webs. It is an
emergent, unitless property that is difficult to measure, and responds dynamically to …

Fish biodiversity can be measured by capturing and then sequencing free DNA present in
water. Such environmental DNA (eDNA) methods offer an effective, noninvasive tool for …

Declines in habitat structural complexity have marked ecological outcomes, as currently
observed in many of the world's ecosystems. Coral reefs have provided a model for such …

Structural complexity provided by the living coral reef framework is the basis of the rich and
dynamic biodiversity in coral reefs. In many cases today, the reduction in habitat complexity …

Positive relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) highlight the
importance of conserving biodiversity to maintain key ecosystem functions and associated …

The global decline of coral reefs has led to calls for strategies that reconcile biodiversity
conservation and fisheries benefits. Still, considerable gaps in our understanding of the …

Increasing speed and magnitude of global change threaten the world's biodiversity and
particularly coral reef fishes. A better understanding of large-scale patterns and processes …