Toward a coordinated global observing system for seagrasses and marine macroalgae
JE Duffy, L Benedetti-Cecchi, J Trinanes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In coastal waters around the world, the dominant primary producers are benthic
macrophytes, including seagrasses and macroalgae, that provide habitat structure and food …
macrophytes, including seagrasses and macroalgae, that provide habitat structure and food …
Principles for managing marine ecosystems prone to tipping points
KA Selkoe, T Blenckner, MR Caldwell… - Ecosystem Health …, 2015 - spj.science.org
As climatic changes and human uses intensify, resource managers and other decision
makers are taking actions to either avoid or respond to ecosystem tipping points, or dramatic …
makers are taking actions to either avoid or respond to ecosystem tipping points, or dramatic …
Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes
Data from 4,713 fisheries worldwide, representing 78% of global reported fish catch, are
analyzed to estimate the status, trends, and benefits of alternative approaches to recovering …
analyzed to estimate the status, trends, and benefits of alternative approaches to recovering …
Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change
CM Roberts, BC O'Leary… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Strong decreases in greenhouse gas emissions are required to meet the reduction trajectory
resolved within the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, even these decreases will not avert …
resolved within the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, even these decreases will not avert …
Prediction, precaution, and policy under global change
DE Schindler, R Hilborn - Science, 2015 - science.org
A great deal of research to inform environmental conservation and management takes a
predict-and-prescribe strategy in which improving forecasts about future states of …
predict-and-prescribe strategy in which improving forecasts about future states of …
Metabarcoding is powerful yet still blind: a comparative analysis of morphological and molecular surveys of seagrass communities
In the context of the sixth wave of extinction, reliable surveys of biodiversity are increasingly
needed to infer the cause and consequences of species and community declines, identify …
needed to infer the cause and consequences of species and community declines, identify …
Tradeoffs between fisheries harvest and the resilience of coral reefs
YM Bozec, S O'Farrell… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Many countries are legally obliged to embrace ecosystem-based approaches to fisheries
management. Reductions in bycatch and physical habitat damage are now commonplace …
management. Reductions in bycatch and physical habitat damage are now commonplace …
Addressing criticisms of large-scale marine protected areas
Designated large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs, 100,000 or more square
kilometers) constitute over two-thirds of the approximately 6.6% of the ocean and …
kilometers) constitute over two-thirds of the approximately 6.6% of the ocean and …
Fisheries portfolio diversification and turnover buffer Alaskan fishing communities from abrupt resource and market changes
Abrupt shifts in natural resources and their markets are a ubiquitous challenge to human
communities. Building resilient social-ecological systems requires approaches that are …
communities. Building resilient social-ecological systems requires approaches that are …
Fishing degrades size structure of coral reef fish communities
JPW Robinson, ID Williams, AM Edwards… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fishing pressure on coral reef ecosystems has been frequently linked to reductions of large
fishes and reef fish biomass. Associated impacts on overall community structure are …
fishes and reef fish biomass. Associated impacts on overall community structure are …