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ArticleOne earth (Cambridge, Mass.)2022

Climate-induced increases in micronutrient availability for coral reef fisheries.

James P W Robinson, Eva Maire, Nathalie Bodin, Tessa N Hempson, Nicholas A J Graham, Shaun K Wilson, M Aaron MacNeil, Christina C Hicks

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Article in One earth (Cambridge, Mass.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Managing fisheries for maximum nutrient yield.Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) · 2022
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  12. Trade and foreign fishing mediate global marine nutrient supply.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

James P W RobinsonLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Eva MaireLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Nathalie BodinSeychelles Fishing Authority, Fishing Port, Mahe, Seychelles.
Tessa N HempsonARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
Nicholas A J GrahamLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Shaun K WilsonDepartment of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions: Marine Science Program, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia.
M Aaron MacNeilDepartment of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
Christina C HicksLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate change is transforming coral reefs, threatening supply of essential dietary micronutrients from small-scale fisheries to tropical coastal communities. Yet the nutritional value of reef fisheries and climate impacts on micronutrient availability remain unclear, hindering efforts to sustain food and nutrition security. Here, we measure nutrient content in coral reef fishes in Seychelles and show that reef fish are important sources of selenium and zinc and contain levels of calcium, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids comparable with other animal-source foods. Using experimental fishing, we demonstrate that iron and zinc are enriched in fishes caught on regime-shifted macroalgal habitats, whereas selenium and omega-3 varied among species. We find substantial increases in nutrients available to fisheries over two decades following coral bleaching, particularly for iron and zinc after macroalgal regime shifts. Our findings indicate that, if managed sustainably, coral reef fisheries could remain important micronutrient sources along tropical coastlines despite escalating climate impacts.

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aquatic foodscoral bleachingfish biomassfood securitymarine heatwavenutritionregime shiftsmall-scale fisheriesthermal stresstropical fisheries

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PMID35128392
PMCPMC8791602

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