Coral reef fishes differ in their intrinsic vulnerability to fishing and rates of population
recovery after cessation of fishing. We reviewed life history-based predictions about the …

Life-history strategies are expected to underlie key ecological responses to disturbances
and are becoming increasingly important in evaluations of the increasing frequency and …

Coral reef fisheries are crucial to the livelihoods of tens of millions of people; yet,
widespread habitat degradation and unsustainable fishing are causing severe depletion of …

The potential use of marine fishery reserves (MFRs) for managing fisheries on tropical
Pacific coral reefs was assessed with an extension of the Beverton-Holt model. The effects of …

Inshore coral reefs support unique ecosystems that are subject to a variety of threats and
disturbances. Marine protected areas are powerful conservation tools and often include …

Overfishing threatens the sustainability of coastal marine biodiversity, especially in tropical
developing countries. To counter this problem, about 200 governments worldwide have …

Habitat degradation is one of the 'Big Five'drivers of biodiversity loss. However, the
mechanisms responsible for this progressive loss of biodiversity are poorly understood. In …

The long-term consequences of managing overfished fisheries through either gear
restrictions or closures are among the many dilemmas facing small-scale fisheries …

Fisheries on coral reefs are highly complex, can be very productive, but typically have little
or no management. Widespread overfishing and declining yields reveal an acute need for …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 341–348 Abstract With rapidly increasing rates of contemporary
extinction, predicting extinction vulnerability and identifying how multiple stressors drive non …