Coral reefs in the Anthropocene
Barnes, M.L.; Bellwood, D.R.; Cinner, J.E.; Cumming, G.S.; Jackson, J.B.C.; Kleypas, J.; van de Leemput, I.A.; Lough, J.M.; Morrison, T.H.; Palumbi, S.R.; van Nes, E.H.; Scheffer, M. (2017). Coral reefs in the Anthropocene. Nature (Lond.) 546(7656): 82-90. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature22901
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Barnes, M.L.
- Bellwood, D.R.
- Cinner, J.E.
- Cumming, G.S.
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- Jackson, J.B.C.
- Kleypas, J.
- van de Leemput, I.A.
- Lough, J.M.
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- Morrison, T.H.
- Palumbi, S.R.
- van Nes, E.H.
- Scheffer, M.
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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. |
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