Coral reef management and conservation in light of rapidly evolving ecological paradigms.

By Peter J. Mumby, Robert Steneck. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2008

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Feeding complementarity versus redundancy among herbivorous fishes on a Caribbean reef (2011, positive): “Herbivory by fishes is critical for maintaining coral reef resilience and function (e.g., Mumby and Steneck 2008; Hughes et al. 2010), but how herbivore diversity and the complementarity and redundancy among herbivores species affect reef function is only beginning to be understood (Mantyka and…”
Restoration of critically endangered elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) populations using larvae reared from wild-caught gametes (2015, background): “While encouraging, outplanting sexual coral recruits will not ‘‘restore a reef’’ by itself and requires that other causes of degradation are minimized at the restoration site prior to outplanting (Mumby and Steneck, 2008).”
Herbivory versus corallivory: are parrotfish good or bad for Caribbean coral reefs? (2009, background): “From a coral perspective, the positive effects of grazing in reducing the cover of thick algal turfs and macroalgae have been reviewed elsewhere (Burkepile and Hay 2006; Mumby and Steneck 2008).”
Larval settlement preferences and post-settlement survival of the threatened Caribbean corals Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis (2010, background): “Multiple factors also contribute to the ability of a reef to resist and recover from stressors (termed resilience), and some reviews have established a theoretical framework for those factors that might confer resilience (West and Salm 2003; Bellwood et al. 2004; Mumby and Steneck 2008).”
Worst case scenario: potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities (2011, background): “It is well-documented that overfishing parrotfishes and other herbivores contributes to the demise of reef corals by reducing the herbivory that normally helps to prevent seaweeds from outcompeting corals and/or interfering with coral recruitment (Mumby et al. 2006; Mumby and Steneck 2008 ).”
Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information (2014, background): “…putting these habitats and their associated benefits to mankind in jeopardy (Harley et al. 2006) if no interventions slow or reverse the decline (Mumby and steneck 2008, Hughes et al. 2010). common interventions focus on reducing the compounding stresses to the ecosystem, such as closing an…”
Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values (2016, background): “A critical feature of these alternative states is that, in some cases, it may be very difficult to push the system back to its previous configuration, even with active restoration efforts (Burkepile and Hay, 2008; Mumby and Steneck, 2008).”
A global assessment of the direct and indirect benefits of marine protected areas for coral reef conservation (2018, background): “In contrast, in other regions where herbivores are fished, elevated biomass of this trophic group can reduce the algal cover within MPA boundaries (Mumby & Steneck, 2008; Mumby et al., 2006), which can indirectly benefit coral recruitment and growth (Hughes, Rodrigues, et al., 2007).”
Use of DNA metabarcoding for stomach content analysis in the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans in Puerto Rico (2016, background): “Ecologically important species were identified in the gut, such as Scarus vetula, S. taeniopterus, S. iseri, and Sparisoma viride, which are known to help prevent macroalgae from displacing corals (Mumby & Steneck 2008).”
Gear-based fisheries management as a potential adaptive response to climate change and coral mortality (2009, background): “2008; Mumby & Steneck 2008).”
Novel ecosystems in the Anthropocene: a revision of the novel ecosystem concept for pragmatic applications (2014, methodology): “Alternatively, using our more restrictive definition, only a subset of coral reefs would be classified as novel, i.e., those that have been impacted by local stressors like overfishing, infectious disease, invasive species, or algal blooms (Mumby and Steneck 2008, Hobbs et al. 2013).”
Competition Among Sessile Organisms on Coral Reefs (2011, background): “A complex framework of feedback loops has been developed to describe the long-term outcomes of competition among algae and corals (Mumby and Steneck 2008).”
The role of sponge competition on coral reef alternative steady states (2011, neutral): “In theory, Caribbean reefs may exhibit two alternative stable states that are maintained by positive feedback processes (Mumby and Steneck, 2008).”
Not worth the risk: apex predators suppress herbivory on coral reefs (2014, background): “High algal cover is typically viewed as a sign of degradation on coral reefs, with algae negatively aff ecting the fecundity, recruitment, and growth of corals (Hughes et al. 2007, Mumby and Steneck 2008).”