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Coral reefs in the Anthropocene
- T. Hughes, M. Barnes, +10 authors M. Scheffer
- Medicine
- Nature
- 1 June 2017
Coral reefs support immense biodiversity and provide important ecosystem services to many millions of people. Yet reefs are degrading rapidly in response to numerous anthropogenic drivers. In the… Expand
Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes - ecological and economic consequences
- M. Pratchett, P. Munday, +6 authors T. McClanahan
- Biology
- 5 June 2008
Global climate change is having devastating effects on habitat structure in coral-reef ecosystems owing to extreme environmental sensitivities and consequent bleaching of reef-building scleractinian… Expand
Vulnerability of coastal communities to key impacts of climate change on coral reef fisheries.
- J. Cinner, T. McClanahan, +6 authors Ö. Bodin
- Geography
- 1 February 2012
Coral reefs support the livelihood of millions of people especially those engaged in marine fisheries activities. Coral reefs are highly vulnerable to climate change induced stresses that have led to… Expand
Comanagement of coral reef social-ecological systems
- J. Cinner, T. McClanahan, +14 authors John Kuange
- Environmental Science, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 19 March 2012
In an effort to deliver better outcomes for people and the ecosystems they depend on, many governments and civil society groups are engaging natural resource users in collaborative management… Expand
Creation of a gilded trap by the high economic value of the Maine lobster fishery.
- R. Steneck, T. Hughes, +13 authors B. Worm
- Geography, Medicine
- Conservation biology : the journal of the Society…
- 1 October 2011
Unsustainable fishing simplifies food chains and, as with aquaculture, can result in reliance on a few economically valuable species. This lack of diversity may increase risks of ecological and… Expand
Socioeconomic factors that affect artisanal fishers' readiness to exit a declining fishery.
- J. Cinner, T. Daw, T. McClanahan
- Business, Medicine
- Conservation biology : the journal of the Society…
- 1 February 2009
The emerging world crisis created by declining fish stocks poses a challenge to resource users and managers. The problem is particularly acute in poor nations, such as those in East Africa, where… Expand
Linking Social and Ecological Systems to Sustain Coral Reef Fisheries
- J. Cinner, T. McClanahan, +4 authors T. Hughes
- Biology, Medicine
- Current Biology
- 10 February 2009
The ecosystem goods and services provided by coral reefs are critical to the social and economic welfare of hundreds of millions of people, overwhelmingly in developing countries [1]. Widespread reef… Expand
Evaluating Social and Ecological Vulnerability of Coral Reef Fisheries to Climate Change
- J. Cinner, C. Huchery, +5 authors T. McClanahan
- Geography, Medicine
- PloS one
- 11 September 2013
There is an increasing need to evaluate the links between the social and ecological dimensions of human vulnerability to climate change. We use an empirical case study of 12 coastal communities and… Expand
A Comparison of Marine Protected Areas and Alternative Approaches to Coral-Reef Management
- T. McClanahan, M. Marnane, J. Cinner, W. Kiene
- Biology, Medicine
- Current Biology
- 25 July 2006
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been widely adopted as the leading tool for coral-reef conservation, but resource users seldom accept them , and many have failed to produce tangible conservation… Expand
Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries
- T. McClanahan, N. Graham, +4 authors S. Wilson
- Geography, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 26 September 2011
Sustainably managing ecosystems is challenging, especially for complex systems such as coral reefs. This study develops critical reference points for sustainable management by using a large empirical… Expand