Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems.

By Nicholas A. J. Graham, S. Wilson, S. Jennings, Nicholas Polunin, J. Bijoux, J. Robinson. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient? (2006, background): “Studies specifically on changes in the species diversity of fishes following large-scale coral depletion have shown that such disturbances can have broad impacts across a wide range of different fishes and lead to marked reductions in species diversity (e.g. Jones et al., 2004; Graham et al., 2006).”
Capturing the cornerstones of coral reef resilience: linking theory to practice (2008, background): “…et al. 2007); algae-mediated microbe-induced mortality (Smith et al. 2006); changes in top–down control mechanisms (e.g., herbivory); recruitment failure due to habitat loss (Jones et al. 2004; Graham et al. 2006, 2007; Lee 2006); and Alleé effects (Knowlton 2001; Gascoigne and Lipcius 2004).”
Exploitation and habitat degradation as agents of change within coral reef fish communities (2008, background): “This loss of live coral represents a serious long-term threat to reef fish communities, as erosion of coral skeletons following coral mortality reduces the structural complexity of reefs, resulting in a decline in fish reliant on small refuges and overall diversity of fish communities (Garpe et al.,”
Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks (2007, background): “These changes affect entire coral reef ecosystems, resulting in declines in biodiversity, fisheries yield, and other ecosystem services [81].”
Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005 (2010, background): “biodiversity that lasted a decade or more [8,9].”
Shifting seas: the impacts of Pleistocene sea‐level fluctuations on the evolution of tropical marine taxa (2015, background): “and creating reef habitat that is critical for high biodiversity marine ecosystems (e.g. Bell & Galzin, 1984; € Ohman & Rajasuriya, 1998; Graham et al., 2006).”
Comparative Effects of Different Disturbances in Coral Reef Habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia (2011, background): “This will, in turn, affect many other reef-associated species [13, 96].”
Changes in Biodiversity and Functioning of Reef Fish Assemblages following Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss (2011, background): “The local extinction of reef fishes following coral mortality events has been documented from several Indo-Pacific locations, including PNG [59], the Great Barrier Reef [77] and the Seychelles [22].”
Coral mortality versus structural collapse as drivers of corallivorous butterflyfish decline (2009, background): “Notably, the granitic habitats of the inner Seychelles retained much of their structure complexity despite the extensive coral loss, whereas carbonate reefs displayed variable collapse within 5 years of the 1998 bleaching event (Engelhardt 2004; Graham et al. 2006).”
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): “…dominated communities are not uncommon following disturbances to coral reefs such as storms or mass coral bleaching events (Hughes 1994, McClanahan et al 2001, Graham et al 2006, Ledlie et al 2007), there are very few documented cases of reversals in coral-algal phase shifts (Bellwood et al 2006).”
Recent disturbances augment community shifts in coral assemblages in Moorea, French Polynesia (2011, background): “Reefs with low habitat complexity and topographical relief support far fewer fishes (e.g., Sano et al. 1987, Graham et al. 2006), owing to the critical role of topographical complexity in moderating recruitment, competition, and predation (Coker et al. 2009).”