Incorporating climate change adaptation into marine protected area planning

KL Wilson, DP Tittensor, B Worm… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is increasingly impacting marine protected areas (MPAs) and MPA
networks, yet adaptation strategies are rarely incorporated into MPA design and …

Impacts of nitrogen pollution on corals in the context of global climate change and potential strategies to conserve coral reefs

H Zhao, M Yuan, M Strokal, HC Wu, X Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ocean warming has severe impacts on coral reef ecosystems with frequent incidences of
coral bleaching. In addition, eutrophication poses an increasing threat to coral reef …

Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean

DP Tittensor, M Beger, K Boerder, DG Boyce… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The impacts of climate change and the socioecological challenges they present are
ubiquitous and increasingly severe. Practical efforts to operationalize climate-responsive …

[HTML][HTML] Sources and discharge of nitrogen pollution from agriculture and wastewater in the Mesoamerican Reef region

M Berger, SWJ Canty, C Tuholske… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Land-based nitrogen pollution is a major threat to coastal ecosystems, especially in tropical
regions home to high biodiversity habitats such as coral reefs and seagrass beds. The …

Collaborative research to inform adaptive comanagement: a framework for the Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve

KB Winter, YM Rii, FAWL Reppun, KDL Hintzen… - 2020 - repository.library.noaa.gov
Globally, an increasing recognition of the importance of ecosystem-based management
(EBM), Indigenous resource management (IRM), and Indigenous-led research and …

Global forest restoration opportunities to foster coral reef conservation

AF Suárez‐Castro, HL Beyer, CD Kuempel… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment runoff from disturbed coastal catchments is a major threat to marine ecosystems.
Understanding where sediments are produced and where they are delivered enables …

Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing

AS Wenger, D Harris, S Weber, F Vaghi… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Protection of coastal ecosystems from deforestation may be the best way to protect coral
reefs from sediment runoff. However, given the importance of generating economic activities …

[HTML][HTML] The coral conservation crisis: interacting local and global stressors reduce reef resiliency and create challenges for conservation solutions

AM Good, KD Bahr - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Coral reefs are one of the most productive and biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Humans
rely on these coral reef ecosystems to provide significant ecological and economic …

[HTML][HTML] Empowering Indigenous agency through community-driven collaborative management to achieve effective conservation: Hawai 'i as an example

KB Winter, MB Vaughan, N Kurashima… - Pacific Conservation …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) around the world are increasingly
asserting 'Indigenous agency'to engage with government institutions and other partners to …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying wastewater management tradeoffs: Costs, nearshore water quality, and implications for marine coastal ecosystems in Kona, Hawai 'i

CA Wada, KM Burnett, BK Okuhata, JMS Delevaux… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Untreated and minimally treated wastewater discharged into the environment have the
potential to adversely affect groundwater dependent ecosystems and nearshore marine …