Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

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  • Darling, E.S.
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology
  • McClanahan, T.R.
    • Other Affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Maina, J.
    • Other Affiliation: Macquarie University
  • Gurney, G.G.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
  • Graham, N.A.J.
    • Other Affiliation: Lancaster University
  • Januchowski-Hartley, F.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Montpellier
  • Cinner, J.E.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
  • Mora, C.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Hicks, C.C.
    • Other Affiliation: Lancaster University
  • Maire, E.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Montpellier
  • Puotinen, M.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Western Australia
  • Skirving, W.J.
    • Other Affiliation: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Adjeroud, M.
    • Other Affiliation: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
  • Ahmadia, G.
    • Other Affiliation: World Wildlife Fund
  • Arthur, R.
    • Other Affiliation: Nature Conservation Foundation
  • Bauman, A.G.
    • Other Affiliation: National University of Singapore
  • Beger, M.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Queensland
  • Berumen, M.L.
    • Other Affiliation: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  • Bigot, L.
    • Other Affiliation: Université de La Réunion
  • Bouwmeester, J.
    • Other Affiliation: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  • Brenier, A.
    • Other Affiliation: WCS Papua New Guinea
  • Bridge, T.C.L.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
  • Brown, E.
    • Other Affiliation: US National Park Service
  • Campbell, S.J.
    • Other Affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Cannon, S.
    • Other Affiliation: University of British Columbia
  • Cauvin, B.
    • Other Affiliation: GIP Réserve Naturelle Marine de la Réunion
  • Chen, C.A.
    • Other Affiliation: Academia Sinica
  • Claudet, J.
    • Other Affiliation: PSL Research University
  • Denis, V.
    • Other Affiliation: National Taiwan University
  • Donner, S.
    • Other Affiliation: University of British Columbia
  • Estradivari
    • Other Affiliation: World Wildlife Fund Indonesia
  • Fadli, N.
    • Other Affiliation: Syiah Kuala University
  • Feary, D.A.
    • Other Affiliation: MRAG Ltd
  • Fenner, D.
    • Other Affiliation: Coral Reef Consulting
  • Fox, H.
    • Other Affiliation: National Geographic Society
  • Franklin, E.C.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Hawaii
  • Friedlander, A.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Hawaii, Honolulu
  • Gilmour, J.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Western Australia
  • Goiran, C.
    • Other Affiliation: Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie
  • Guest, J.
    • Other Affiliation: Newcastle University
  • Hobbs, J.-P.A.
    • Other Affiliation: Curtin University
  • Hoey, A.S.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
  • Houk, P.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Guam
  • Johnson, S.
    • Other Affiliation: Oregon State University
  • Jupiter, S.D.
    • Other Affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Kayal, M.
    • Other Affiliation: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
  • Kuo, C.-Y.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
  • Lamb, J.
    • Other Affiliation: University of California Irvine
  • Lee, M.A.C.
    • Other Affiliation: National University of Singapore
  • Low, J.
    • Other Affiliation: National Biodiversity Centre
  • Muthiga, N.
    • Other Affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Muttaqin, E.
    • Other Affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Nand, Y.
    • Other Affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Nash, K.L.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Tasmania
  • Nedlic, O.
    • Other Affiliation: Kosrae Conservation and Safety Organization
  • Pandolfi, J.M.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Queensland
  • Pardede, S.
    • Other Affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Patankar, V.
    • Other Affiliation: National Centre for Biological Sciences
  • Penin, L.
    • Other Affiliation: Université de La Réunion
  • Ribas-Deulofeu, L.
    • Other Affiliation: National Taiwan Normal University
  • Richards, Z.
    • Other Affiliation: Curtin University
  • Roberts, T.E.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
  • Rodgers, K.S.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Hawaii
  • Safuan, C.D.M.
    • Other Affiliation: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
  • Sala, E.
    • Other Affiliation: National Geographic Society
  • Shedrawi, G.
    • Other Affiliation: Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
  • Sin, T.M.
    • Other Affiliation: National University of Singapore
  • Smallhorn-West, P.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
  • Smith, J.E.
    • Other Affiliation: University of California San Diego
  • Sommer, B.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Sydney
  • Steinberg, P.D.
    • Other Affiliation: Nanyang Technological University
  • Sutthacheep, M.
    • Other Affiliation: Ramkhamhaeng University
  • Tan, C.H.J.
    • Other Affiliation: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
  • Williams, G.J.
    • Other Affiliation: Bangor University
  • Wilson, S.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Western Australia
  • Yeemin, T.
    • Other Affiliation: Ramkhamhaeng University
  • Bruno, J.F.
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology
  • Fortin, M.-J.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Toronto
  • Krkosek, M.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Toronto
  • Mouillot, D.
    • Other Affiliation: James Cook University
Abstract
  • Without drastic efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate globalized stressors, tropical coral reefs are in jeopardy. Strategic conservation and management requires identification of the environmental and socioeconomic factors driving the persistence of scleractinian coral assemblages—the foundation species of coral reef ecosystems. Here, we compiled coral abundance data from 2,584 Indo-Pacific reefs to evaluate the influence of 21 climate, social and environmental drivers on the ecology of reef coral assemblages. Higher abundances of framework-building corals were typically associated with: weaker thermal disturbances and longer intervals for potential recovery; slower human population growth; reduced access by human settlements and markets; and less nearby agriculture. We therefore propose a framework of three management strategies (protect, recover or transform) by considering: (1) if reefs were above or below a proposed threshold of >10% cover of the coral taxa important for structural complexity and carbonate production; and (2) reef exposure to severe thermal stress during the 2014–2017 global coral bleaching event. Our findings can guide urgent management efforts for coral reefs, by identifying key threats across multiple scales and strategic policy priorities that might sustain a network of functioning reefs in the Indo-Pacific to avoid ecosystem collapse.
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  • Nature Ecology and Evolution
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  • 3
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  • 9
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  • 1341
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  • 1350
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  • English
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  • 2397-334X
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  • Nature Publishing Group

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