The potential for coral reef restoration to mitigate coastal flooding as sea levels rise
Nature Communications, 2023 The capacity of coral reefs to keep pace with sea-level rise is central to their ability to continue to provide shoreline protection to vulnerable coastal communities.
L. Toth +12 more
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Non‐reef habitats in a tropical seascape affect density and biomass of fishes on coral reefs
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Nonreef habitats such as mangroves, seagrass, and macroalgal beds are important for foraging, spawning, and as nursery habitat for some coral reef fishes.
Katie T. Sievers +3 more
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Coral reef structural complexity loss exposes coastlines to waves
Scientific Reports, 2023 Coral reefs offer natural coastal protection by attenuating incoming waves. Here we combine unique coral disturbance-recovery observations with hydrodynamic models to quantify how structural complexity dissipates incoming wave energy. We find that if the
J. Carlot +9 more
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The Extent and spatial scale of connectivity among reef fish populations: implications for marine protected areas designated for fisheries enhancement [PDF]
, 2003 Enthusiasm for the use of no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) as management tools for the protection and enhancement of coral reef fishes is widespread.
Ludsin, S.A., Sale, P.F.
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Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Widespread shallow coral reef loss has led to calls for more holistic approaches to coral reef management, requiring inclusion of ecosystems interacting with shallow coral reefs in management plans.
Erika Gress +3 more
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Responsible Boating Protects Coral Reefs
EDIS, 2017 This document gives an introduction to the corals and coral reefs of Florida. Ecological and economic information is given, as well as steps to ensure that safe boating practices reduce physical impacts of coral reefs.
Joy Hazell +2 more
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Predictive models for the selection of thermally tolerant corals based on offspring survival
Nature Communications, 2022 Finding coral reefs resilient to climate warming is challenging. This study combines Great Barrier Reef remote sensing with breeding experiments that estimate coral survival under exposure to high temperatures to develop forecasting models that locate ...
K. M. Quigley, M. J. H. van Oppen
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Genetically Engineering Coral for Conservation: Psychological Correlates of Public Acceptability
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Coral bleaching contributes to widespread reef loss globally, including Australia’s World Heritage site, the Great Barrier Reef. Synthetic biology offers the potential to isolate and cultivate strains of coral that can naturally withstand higher sea ...
Aditi Mankad +2 more
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The DNA of coral reef biodiversity: predicting and protecting genetic diversity of reef assemblages [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016 Conservation of ecological communities requires deepening our understanding of genetic diversity patterns and drivers at community-wide scales. Here, we use seascape genetic analysis of a diversity metric, allelic richness (AR), for 47 reef species sampled across 13 Hawaiian Islands to empirically demonstrate that large reefs high in coral cover ...
Selkoe, Kimberly A +7 more
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Health Status of Coral Reef in Tunda Island, Banten Province, Indonesia
Ilmu Kelautan, 2020 Coral reef is an important underwater ecosystem supporting people’s lives in coastal areas. One of the communities depending on the coral reef ecosystem for its food, livelihood, shoreline protection, and recreation needs is a community in Tunda Island ...
Mujiyanto Mujiyanto +4 more
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