Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
1322(1), P. 92 - 109
Published: July 12, 2014
As
species
adapt
to
a
changing
climate,
so
too
must
humans
new
conservation
landscape.
Classical
frameworks
have
distinguished
between
fine‐
and
coarse‐filter
strategies,
focusing
on
conserving
either
the
or
landscapes,
respectively,
that
together
define
extant
biodiversity.
Adapting
this
framework
for
climate
change,
conservationists
are
using
fine‐filter
strategies
assess
vulnerability
prioritize
most
vulnerable
actions.
Coarse‐filter
seek
conserve
key
sites
as
determined
by
natural
elements
unaffected
with
low
velocity
expected
be
refugia
climate‐displaced
species.
Novel
approaches
combine
coarse‐
fine‐scale
approaches—for
example,
prioritizing
within
pretargeted
landscapes—and
accommodate
difficult
reality
of
multiple
interacting
stressors.
By
taking
diversified
approach
actions
decisions,
can
hedge
against
uncertainty,
take
advantage
methods
information,
tailor
unique
needs
limitations
places,
thereby
ensuring
biodiversity
show
will
go
on.
Functional Ecology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
33(6), P. 1023 - 1034
Published: March 19, 2019
Abstract
Coral
reefs
underpin
a
range
of
ecosystem
goods
and
services
that
contribute
to
the
well‐being
millions
people.
However,
tropical
coral
in
Anthropocene
are
likely
be
functionally
different
from
past.
In
this
perspective
piece,
we
ask,
what
does
mean
for
provision
reefs?
First,
provide
examples
provisioning,
regulating,
cultural
supporting
underpinned
by
reef
ecosystems.
We
conclude
service
research
has
lagged
behind
multidisciplinary
advances
broader
science,
such
as
an
explicit
recognition
interactions
between
social
ecological
systems
services.
Second,
drawing
on
tools
functional
ecology,
outline
how
these
social–ecological
relationships
can
incorporated
into
mechanistic
understanding
might
used
anticipate
future
changes
Finally,
explore
emergence
novel
services,
example
tropicalized
coastlines,
or
through
changing
technological
connections
reefs.
Indeed,
when
conceived
coming
system
dynamics,
novelty
emerge
elements
people
ecosystem.
This
synthesis
literature
suggests
field
is
poorly
prepared
understand
anticipated
Anthropocene.
A
new
agenda
needed
better
connects
ecology
provision.
should
embrace
more
holistic
approaches
research,
recognizing
them
co‐produced
ecosystems
society.
Importantly,
likelihood
configurations
requires
further
conceptualization
empirical
assessment.
As
with
current
loss
gain
will
not
affect
all
equally
must
understood
context
which
they
occur.
With
uncertainty
surrounding
Anthropocene,
exploring
benefits
change
great
importance.
plain
language
summary
available
article.
Annual Review of Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
11(1), P. 307 - 334
Published: Jan. 3, 2019
Scientists
have
advocated
for
local
interventions,
such
as
creating
marine
protected
areas
and
implementing
fishery
restrictions,
ways
to
mitigate
stressors
limit
the
effects
of
climate
change
on
reef-building
corals.
However,
in
a
literature
review,
we
find
little
empirical
support
notion
managed
resilience.
We
outline
some
reasons
why
protection
herbivorous
fish
(especially
parrotfish)
had
effect
coral
One
key
explanation
is
that
impacts
(e.g.,
pollution
fishing)
are
often
swamped
by
much
greater
ocean
warming
Another
sheer
complexity
(including
numerous
context
dependencies)
five
cascading
links
assumed
managed-resilience
hypothesis.
If
reefs
cannot
be
saved
actions
alone,
then
it
time
face
reef
degradation
head-on,
directly
addressing
anthropogenic
change—the
root
cause
global
decline.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
4(2)
Published: Feb. 2, 2018
Coral
reefs
are
diverse
ecosystems
that
support
millions
of
people
worldwide
by
providing
coastal
protection
from
waves.
Climate
change
and
human
impacts
leading
to
degraded
coral
rising
sea
levels,
posing
concerns
for
the
tropical
regions
in
near
future.
We
use
a
wave
dissipation
model
calibrated
with
empirical
data
calculate
future
increase
back-reef
height.
show
that,
future,
structural
complexity
is
more
important
than
sea-level
rise
determining
provided
average
also
significant
heights
could
occur
at
present
level
if
there
sustained
degradation
benthic
complexity.
Our
results
highlight
maintaining
key
ensure
on
coastlines
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
233, P. 291 - 301
Published: Dec. 21, 2018
Resilience
underpins
the
sustainability
of
both
ecological
and
social
systems.
Extensive
loss
reef
corals
following
recent
mass
bleaching
events
have
challenged
notion
that
support
system
resilience
is
a
viable
management
strategy.
While
resilience-based
(RBM)
cannot
prevent
damaging
effects
major
disturbances,
such
as
events,
it
can
natural
processes
promote
resistance
recovery.
Here,
we
review
potential
RBM
to
help
sustain
coral
reefs
in
21st
century.
We
explore
scope
for
supporting
through
existing
approaches
emerging
technologies
discuss
their
opportunities
limitations
changing
climate.
argue
be
effective
world,
strategies
need
involve
new
interventions
together
reduce
stress,
fitness
populations
species,
people
economies
adapt
highly
altered
ecosystem.
Functional Ecology,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
33(6), P. 976 - 988
Published: Nov. 23, 2018
Abstract
The
ecology
of
many
coral
reefs
has
changed
markedly
over
recent
decades
in
response
to
various
combinations
local
and
global
stressors.
These
ecological
changes
have
important
implications
for
the
abundance
taxa
that
regulate
production
erosion
skeletal
carbonates,
thus
geo‐ecological
functions
provide,
including
reef
framework
sediment
generation,
maintenance
habitat
complexity
growth
potential.
functional
attributes
underpin
ecosystem
goods
services
provide
society.
Rapidly
changing
conditions
Anthropocene
are
likely
significantly
impact
capacity
sustain
these
functions.
Although
footprint
disturbance
will
be
expressed
differently
across
ecoregions
habitats,
end
point
may
broadly
similar:
(a)
progressively
shifting
towards
net
neutral
or
negative
carbonate
budget
states;
(b)
becoming
structurally
flatter;
(c)
having
lower
vertical
rates.
It
is
also
a
progressive
depth‐homogenisation
occur
terms
processes.
defined
by
an
increasing
disconnect
between
processes
drive
on
surface,
geological
outcome
production,
is,
accumulation
underlying
structure.
Reef
structures
become
increasingly
relict
senescent
features,
which
reduce
generation
rates,
limit
potential
accrete
vertically
at
rates
can
track
rising
sea
levels.
In
absence
pervasive
stressors,
recovery
degraded
communities
been
observed,
resulting
high
net‐positive
budgets
being
regained.
However,
frequency
intensity
climate‐driven
bleaching
events
predicted
increase
next
decades.
This
would
spatial
disturbances
exacerbate
magnitude
described
here,
limiting
maintain
their
enforcement
effective
marine
protection
benefits
geographic
isolation
favourable
environmental
(“refugia”
sites)
offer
hope
more
optimistic
futures
some
locations.
A
>plain
language
summary
available
this
article.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
24(7), P. 3117 - 3129
Published: April 6, 2018
Global
climate
change
is
altering
community
composition
across
many
ecosystems
due
to
nonrandom
species
turnover,
typically
characterized
by
the
loss
of
specialist
and
increasing
similarity
biological
communities
spatial
scales.
As
anthropogenic
disturbances
continue
alter
globally,
there
a
growing
need
identify
how
responses
influence
establishment
distinct
assemblages,
such
that
management
actions
may
be
appropriately
assigned.
Here,
we
use
trait-based
analyses
compare
temporal
changes
in
five
complementary
indices
reef
fish
assemblage
structure
among
six
taxonomically
coral
habitats
exposed
system-wide
thermal
stress
event.
Our
results
revealed
increased
taxonomic
functional
previously
assemblages
following
mass
bleaching,
with
subtle,
but
significant,
shifts
toward
predominance
small-bodied,
algal-farming
habitat
generalists.
Furthermore,
while
or
richness
did
not
all
habitats,
an
increase
originality
indicated
overall
redundancy.
We
also
found
prebleaching
better
predicted
than
magnitude
loss.
These
emphasize
measures
alpha
diversity
can
mask
important
functioning
as
reorganize.
findings
highlight
role
structuring
influencing
fishes
disturbance.
new
configurations
emerge,
their
desirability
will
hinge
upon
associated
capacity
maintain
key
ecological
processes
spite
ongoing
disturbances.
PeerJ,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
7, P. e8069 - e8069
Published: Nov. 26, 2019
Caribbean
reef
corals
have
experienced
unprecedented
declines
from
climate
change,
anthropogenic
stressors
and
infectious
diseases
in
recent
decades.
Since
2014,
a
highly
lethal,
new
disease,
called
stony
coral
tissue
loss
has
impacted
many
reef-coral
species
Florida.
During
the
summer
of
2018,
we
noticed
an
anomalously
high
disease
prevalence
affecting
different
northern
portion
Mexican
Caribbean.
We
assessed
severity
this
outbreak
2018/2019
using
AGRRA
protocol
to
survey
82
sites
across
Then,
subset
14
sites,
detailed
information
before
(2016/2017)
explore
consequences
on
condition
composition
communities.
Our
findings
show
that
already
spread
entire
region
by
similar
(with
patterns)
those
previously
described
for
However,
observed
great
variability
mortality
was
not
attributable
any
geographical
gradient.
Using
long-term
data,
determined
there
is
no
evidence
such
anywhere
which
suggests
afflicted
within
few
months.
The
analysis
contained
pre-outbreak
showed
event
considerably
increased
severely
changed
structure
communities
region.
Given
lethality
number
susceptible
species,
encourage
researchers,
managers
stakeholders
Western
Atlantic
accord
it
highest
priority
near
future.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
3
Published: Sept. 22, 2016
Coral
reef
net
ecosystem
calcification
(NEC)
has
decreased
for
many
Caribbean
reefs
over
recent
decades
primarily
due
to
a
combination
of
declining
coral
cover
and
changing
benthic
community
composition.
Chemistry-based
approaches
calculate
NEC
utilize
the
drawdown
seawater
total
alkalinity
(TA)
combined
with
residence
time
an
instantaneous
measurement
NEC.
Census-based
combine
annual
growth
rates
structural
complexity
estimate
occurring
timescales.
Here,
was
calculated
Hog
Reef
in
Bermuda
using
both
chemistry
census-based
techniques
compare
mass-balance
generated
by
two
methods
identify
dominant
biocalcifiers
at
Reef.
Our
findings
indicate
close
agreement
between
2011
2.35±1.01
kg
CaCO3•m-2•y-1
chemistry-based
2.23±1.02
An
additional
record
TA
data
from
autonomous
CO2
mooring
measuring
pCO2
modeled
pHtotal
every
3-hours
highlights
dynamic
temporal
variability
This
ability
capture
higher
frequency
allows
mechanisms
driving
be
explored
tested.
Just
four
species,
Diploria
labyrinthiformis,
Pseudodiploria
strigosa,
Millepora
alcicornis,
Orbicella
franksi,
were
identified
as
contributing
94±19%
calcium
carbonate
production
suggesting
these
species
should
highlighted
conservation
preserve
current
As
continues
decline
globally,
estimates
suggest
that
either
method,
but
ideally
methods,
may
serve
useful
tool
managers
scientists
monitor
maintenance
structure
services.