ArticleNature ecology & evolution2019
Social-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene.
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Emily S DarlingMarine Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, USA. edarling@wcs.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-2838
Tim R McClanahanMarine Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-3584
Joseph MainaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Georgina G GurneyAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Nicholas A J GrahamLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0304-7467
Fraser Januchowski-HartleyUniversity of Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer and IRD, MARBEC, Montpellier, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-8199
Joshua E CinnerAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Camilo MoraDepartment of Geography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-960X
Christina C HicksLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Eva MaireUniversity of Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer and IRD, MARBEC, Montpellier, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1032-3394
Marji PuotinenAustralian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
William J SkirvingCoral Reef Watch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD, USA.
Mehdi AdjeroudUMR 9220 ENTROPIE and Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Perpignan, France.
Gabby AhmadiaOceans Conservation, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, USA.
Rohan ArthurNature Conservation Foundation, Mysore, India.
Andrew G BaumanExperimental Marine Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9260-2153
Maria BegerSchool of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Michael L BerumenRed Sea Research Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2463-2742
Lionel BigotUMR 9220 ENTROPIE and Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Université de La Réunion, St Denis, France.
Jessica BouwmeesterRed Sea Research Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Ambroise BrenierWCS Papua New Guinea, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
Tom C L BridgeAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Eric BrownKalaupapa National Historical Park, US National Park Service, Kalaupapa, HI, USA.
Stuart J CampbellIndonesia Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bogor, Indonesia.
Sara CannonDepartment of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1402-6370
Bruce CauvinGIP Réserve Naturelle Marine de la Réunion, La Saline, France.
Chaolun Allen ChenBiodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Joachim ClaudetNational Center for Scientific Research, PSL Research University, CRIOBE, USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-UPVD, Paris, France.
Vianney DenisInstitute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0914-5586
Simon DonnerDepartment of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
EstradivariMarine and Fisheries Directorate, World Wildlife Fund Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-8522
Nur FadliFaculty of Marine and Fisheries, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6845-1383
David A FearyMRAG Ltd, London, UK.
Douglas FennerCoral Reef Consulting, Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Helen FoxNational Geographic Society, Washington, DC, USA.
Erik C FranklinHawaii Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI, USA.
Alan FriedlanderNational Geographic Society, Pristine Seas Program, Washington, DC, USA.
James GilmourAustralian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Claire GoiranLaboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, ISEA, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, New Caledonia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1649-4418
James GuestSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Jean-Paul A HobbsSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Andrew S HoeyAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-5594
Peter HoukMarine Laboratory, University of Guam, Mangilao, USA.
Steven JohnsonCollege of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6998-9759
Stacy D JupiterMarine Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, USA.
Mohsen KayalUMR 5110, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, Perpignan, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3675-9855
Chao-Yang KuoAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Joleah LambDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7005-9994
Michelle A C LeeTropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-431X
Jeffrey LowNational Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, Singapore, Singapore.
Nyawira MuthigaMarine Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3278-7410
Efin MuttaqinIndonesia Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bogor, Indonesia.
Yashika NandFiji Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Suva, Fiji.
Kirsty L NashCentre for Marine Socioecology, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0976-3197
Osamu NedlicKosrae Conservation and Safety Organization, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia.
John M PandolfiARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-6694
Shinta PardedeIndonesia Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bogor, Indonesia.
Vardhan PatankarWildlife Conservation Society, Bengaluru, India.
Lucie PeninUMR 9220 ENTROPIE and Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Université de La Réunion, St Denis, France.
Lauriane Ribas-DeulofeuBiodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Zoe RichardsSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8947-8996
T Edward RobertsAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4555-8281
Ku'ulei S RodgersHawaii Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI, USA.
Che Din Mohd SafuanInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.
Enric SalaNational Geographic Society, Pristine Seas Program, Washington, DC, USA.
George ShedrawiWestern Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Tsai Min SinTropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Patrick Smallhorn-WestAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Jennifer E SmithScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Brigitte SommerSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Peter D SteinbergSingapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Makamas SutthacheepDepartment of Biology, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chun Hong James TanInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.
Gareth J WilliamsScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-1619
Shaun WilsonWestern Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Thamasak YeeminMarine Biodiversity Research Group, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand.
John F BrunoBiology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-4185
Marie-Josée FortinDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Martin KrkosekDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
David MouillotAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Abstract
Without drastic efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate globalized stressors, tropical coral reefs are in jeopardy. Strategic conservation and management requires identification of the environmental and socioeconomic factors driving the persistence of scleractinian coral assemblages-the foundation species of coral reef ecosystems. Here, we compiled coral abundance data from 2,584 Indo-Pacific reefs to evaluate the influence of 21 climate, social and environmental drivers on the ecology of reef coral assemblages. Higher abundances of framework-building corals were typically associated with: weaker thermal disturbances and longer intervals for potential recovery; slower human population growth; reduced access by human settlements and markets; and less nearby agriculture. We therefore propose a framework of three management strategies (protect, recover or transform) by considering: (1) if reefs were above or below a proposed threshold of >10% cover of the coral taxa important for structural complexity and carbonate production; and (2) reef exposure to severe thermal stress during the 2014-2017 global coral bleaching event. Our findings can guide urgent management efforts for coral reefs, by identifying key threats across multiple scales and strategic policy priorities that might sustain a network of functioning reefs in the Indo-Pacific to avoid ecosystem collapse.
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