Highest ocean heat in four centuries places Great Barrier Reef in danger

Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 632(8024), P. 320 - 326

Published: Aug. 7, 2024

Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia between 2016 and 2024 was driven by high sea surface temperatures (SST)

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Coral restoration can drive rapid reef carbonate budget recovery

Current Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(6), P. 1341 - 1348.e3

Published: March 1, 2024

Restoration is increasingly seen as a necessary tool to reverse ecological decline across terrestrial and marine ecosystems.1Gann G.D. McDonald T. Walder B. Aronson J. Nelson C.R. Jonson Hallett J.G. Eisenberg C. Guariguata M.R. Liu et al.International principles standards for the practice of restoration.Restor. Ecol. 2019; 27 (Second edition): S1-S46https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13035Crossref Scopus (750) Google Scholar,2Duarte C.M. Agusti S. Barbier E. Britten G.L. Castilla J.C. Gattuso J.-P. Fulweiler R.W. Hughes T.P. Knowlton N. Lovelock C.E. al.Rebuilding life.Nature. 2020; 580: 39-51Crossref PubMed (490) Scholar Considering unprecedented loss coral cover associated reef ecosystem services, active restoration gaining traction in local management strategies has recently major increases scale. However, extent which may restore key functions poorly understood.3Boström-Einarsson L. Babcock R.C. Bayraktarov Ceccarelli D. Cook Ferse S.C.A. Hancock Harrison P. Hein M. Shaver al.Coral restoration–A systematic review current methods, successes, failures future directions.PLoS One. 15e0226631Crossref (278) Scholar,4Hein M.Y. Vardi E.C. Pioch Boström-Einarsson Ahmed Grimsditch G. McLeod I.M. Perspectives on use strategy support improve services.Front. Mar. Sci. 2021; 8: 299Crossref (34) Carbonate budgets, defined balance between calcium carbonate production erosion, influence reef's ability provide important geo-ecological including structural complexity, framework production, vertical accretion.5Perry C.T. Alvarez-Filip Changing reefs Anthropocene.Funct. 33: 976-988Crossref (115) Here we present first assessment budget trajectories at sites. The study was conducted one world's largest programs, transplants healthy fragments onto hexagonal metal frames consolidate degraded rubble fields.6Smith D.J. Mars F. Williams Van Oostrum Mcardle A. Rapi Jompa Janetski Indonesia: mars assisted system.in: Vaughan Active Coral Restoration: Techniques Planet. Ross Publishing), 2021: 463-482Google Within 4 years, fast growth supports rapid recovery (from 17% ± 2% 56% 4%), substrate rugosity 1.3 0.1 1.7 0.1) 7.2 1.6 20.7 2.2 kg m−2 yr−1). Four years after transplantation, net budgets have tripled are indistinguishable from control sites (19.1 3.1 18.7 yr−1, respectively). taxa-level contributions differ restored due preferential branching corals transplantation. While longer observation times observe any self-organization (natural recruitment, resilience thermal stress), demonstrate potential large-scale, well-managed projects recover within only years.

Language: Английский

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Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs

npj Ocean Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: April 2, 2024

Restoration supports the recovery of ecological attributes such as cover, complexity, and diversity to slow areal decline natural ecosystems. activity is intensifying worldwide combat persistent stressors that are driving global declines extent resilience coral reefs. However, restoration disputed a meaningful aid reef recovery, often an expensive distraction addressing root causes loss. We contend this dispute partly stems from inferences drawn small-scale experimental outcomes amplified by misconceptions around cost-based reasoning. Alongside aggressive emissions reductions, we advocate urgent investment in ecosystem part management toolbox destruction reefs know them within decades.

Language: Английский

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Coral reefs deserve evidence-based management not heroic interference

Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(8), P. 773 - 775

Published: July 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Studying functions on coral reefs: past perspectives, current conundrums, and future potential

Coral Reefs, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 281 - 297

Published: Feb. 24, 2024

Abstract Function-based studies have opened a new chapter in our understanding of coral reefs. Unfortunately, we are opening this as the world’s reefs rapidly transform. In context, one most important roles function-based is to inform reef conservation. At critical juncture, chance reflect on where come from, and going, functional ecology, with specific consideration what means for approaches conserving As focal examples, examine role corals reefs, practice culling crown-of-thorns starfish, from perspective. We also consider how papers special issue build current understanding. Ultimately, highlight robust scientific investigation, based an ecosystem functions, will be key helping us navigate through crisis.

Language: Английский

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The critical role of coral reef restoration in a changing world

Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Carbonate budgets induced by coral restoration of a Great Barrier Reef site following cyclone damage

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Jan. 26, 2024

Coral carbonate production is fundamental to reef accretion and, consequently, the preservation of essential ecosystem services, such as wave attenuation and sustained biodiversity. However, unprecedented loss coral reefs from anthropogenic impacts has put these valuable services at risk. To counteract this loss, active rehabilitation degraded sites accelerated globally. A variety restoration practices exist, tailored local site needs types. For where there a significant unconsolidated substrate, Mars Assisted Reef Restoration System (MARRS, or “Reef Stars”) been utilised contribute toward rubble stabilisation accretion. effect Stars on budgets structural complexity not assessed. that purpose, we assess cover through census-based approach identify contribution producers eroders alongside studying skeletal properties estimate current rehabilitated compared natural unrehabilitated patches mid-Great Barrier Reef. Our research identified positive ecological processes functions increased budget, restored non-intervened patches. In general, no rigour relative were found for two key species Acropora most traits. Pocillopora damicornis hardness seemed decrease other sites, demonstrating different performances during activities should be considered maximise return-on-effort activities. Overall, our data demonstrate consideration important measuring success initiatives can relevant tool recover lost budgets.

Language: Английский

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A remote sensing model for coral recruitment habitat

Remote Sensing of Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 311, P. 114231 - 114231

Published: June 12, 2024

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A user’s guide to coral reef restoration terminologies

Coral Reefs, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness

Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 3, 2025

Language: Английский

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