Coral reefs in the Anthropocene

Hughes, Terry P., Barnes, Michele L., Bellwood, David R., Cinner, Joshua E., Cumming, Graeme S., Jackson, Jeremy B.C., Kleypas, Joanie, van de Leemput, Ingrid A., Lough, Janice M., Morrison, Tiffany H., Palumbi, Stephen R., van Nes, Egbert H., and Scheffer, Marten (2017) Coral reefs in the Anthropocene. Nature, 546 (7656). pp. 82-90.

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DOI: 10.1038/nature22901

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Abstract

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 coming centuries, reefs will run the gauntlet of climate change, and rising temperatures will transform them into new configurations, unlike anything observed previously by humans. Returning reefs to past configurations is no longer an option. Instead, the global challenge is to steer reefs through the Anthropocene era in a way that maintains their biological functions. Successful navigation of this transition will require radical changes in the science, management and governance of coral reefs.


Item ID:	50952
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1476-4687
Funders:	Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian Commonwealth Government (ACG), Netherlands Earth System Science Centre (NESSC), Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF), US National Science Foundation (NSF)
Projects and Grants:	ARC Centre of Excellence Program
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2017 04:47
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4407 Policy and administration > 440704 Environment policy @ 30% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4101 Climate change impacts and adaptation > 410102 Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation @ 30% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) @ 40%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9603 Climate and Climate Change > 960305 Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change @ 50% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9607 Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards > 960701 Coastal and Marine Management Policy @ 50%
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