Tipping elements are components of the Earth system which may respond nonlinearly to
anthropogenic climate change by transitioning toward substantially different long‐term …

The ecology of many coral reefs has changed markedly over recent decades in response to
various combinations of local and global stressors. These ecological changes have …

Without drastic efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate globalized stressors, tropical
coral reefs are in jeopardy. Strategic conservation and management requires identification …

Coral reef ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots that provide a habitat for about a third of all
marine species (Fisher et al, 2015)—which is why colloquially they are referred to as the …

The rapid deterioration of coral reefs worldwide has led to a growing interest in identifying
areas that can offer protection against adverse conditions including coral reef communities …

Over the last half century, climate change, coral disease, and other anthropogenic
disturbances have restructured coral‐reef ecosystems on a global scale. The …

Coral reefs are threatened by climate change on a global scale with thermal stress events
and mass coral bleaching being widely reported. The reefs off the east coast of Brazil (and …

Ecosystem restoration has been practiced for over a century and is increasingly supported
by the emergent applied science of restoration ecology. A prerequisite for successful …

Abstract The Hawaiian Islands are at the northern edge of coral reef distributions, and corals
found there are exposed to large seasonal temperature changes. Historically, coral …

Coral‐reef degradation is driving global‐scale reductions in reef‐building capacity and the
ecological, geological, and socioeconomic functions it supports. The persistence of those …