Global Trajectories of the Long-Term Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems

By J. Pandolfi, R. Bradbury, E. Sala, Terry P. Hughes, K. Bjorndal, R. Cooke, D. McArdle, Loren McClenachan, M. H. Newman, G. Paredes and 2 more. Science, 2003

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Detection of alternative stable states in marine communities (2004, background): “Hindsight provided by evidence from several recent publications emphasizes that humans are a natural part of all ecosystems and we can strongly affect their dynamics (Jackson et al., 2001; Pandolfi et al., 2003 ) . Whether kelp forests and coralline algal barrens are viewed as alternative stable st”
Simulated green turtle grazing affects structure and productivity of seagrass pastures (2005, background): “Because the declines in green turtle populations were so massive and occurred so long ago (Parsons 1962, Jackson et al. 2001, Pandolfi et al. 2003), it is difficult to assess the extent to which modern Thalassia testudinum pastures have been altered since the time when grazing by green turtles…”
Monitoring functional groups of herbivorous reef fishes as indicators of coral reef resilience : a practical guide for coral reef managers in the Asia Pacific region (2009, background): “The diversity, frequency, and scale of these threats have now increased to the extent that many coral reefs have suffered severe, long-term declines in abundance, diversity and habitat structure, and are threatened globally (Pandolfi et al 2003, 2005, Hughes et al 2003, Wilkinson 2008).”
Archipelago-wide coral recovery patterns since 1998 in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean (2008, background): “Deterioration of most reefs clearly began decades ago from over-fishing, disease, crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks, pollution and other natural reasons such as hurricanes (e.g. Jackson 1997, Jackson et al. 2001, Pandolfi et al. 2003, Roberts 2007).”
Competition Among Sessile Organisms on Coral Reefs (2011, background): “Global climate change and increasing human impacts on coral reefs during the past 20 years have caused substantial decreases in the abundance of reef-building corals worldwide (Pandolfi et al. 2003, Bruno and Selig 2007).”
Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century (2016, background): “For example, awareness of global declines in fish populations (1), coral reefs (2), and tropical rainforests (3) has substantially increased public interest and subsequent political motivation for environmental conservation.”
Trophic and benthic responses to no-take marine reserve protection in the Philippines. (2009, background): “…or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher INTRODUCTION Coral reefs worldwide have suffered extensive degradation throughout human history, due to the direct and indirect effects of overfishing and land-based human activities (Jackson et al. 2001, Pandolfi et al. 2003).”
The future of food from the sea (2019, background): “Coastal development can degrade important habitats through activities including dredging and construction, as well as through increased chemical or nutrient pollution (Pandolfi et al. 2003; Crain et al. 2009).”
Simulated green turtle grazing affects nutrient composition of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum (2007, methodology): “year by re-cropping blades in those plots (Bjorndal 1980; Ogden et al. 1983; Williams 1988).”
Assessment of coral reefs using herbivory/nutrient assays and indicator groups of benthic primary producers: a critical synthesis, proposed protocols, and critique of management strategies (2007, background): “As mentioned, the decline of keystone grazers has been attributed to be the leading cause of harmful macroalgal blooms on the reefs of south-east Florida and Jamaica (Hughes et al., 1999; see also Jackson et al., 2001; Pandolfi et al., 2003).”