Prioritizing land and sea conservation investments to protect coral reefs

Background: Coral reefs have exceptional biodiversity, support the livelihoods of millions of people, and are threatened by multiple human activities on land (e.g. farming) and in the sea (e.g. overfishing). Most conservation efforts occur at local scales and, when effective, can increase the resili...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Klein, Carissa J., Ban, Natalie C., Halpern, Benjamin S., Beger, Maria, Game, Edward T., Grantham, Hedley S., Green, Alison, Klein, Travis J., Kininmonth, Stuart, Treml, Eric, Wilson, Kerris, Possingham, Hugh P.
Other Authors: Thrush, Simon
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
Subjects:
Marine ecosystems
Climate-change
Biodiversity conservation
Human impacts
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960507 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments
050202 Conservation and Biodiversity
Ocean acidification
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:216586
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Summary:Background: Coral reefs have exceptional biodiversity, support the livelihoods of millions of people, and are threatened by multiple human activities on land (e.g. farming) and in the sea (e.g. overfishing). Most conservation efforts occur at local scales and, when effective, can increase the resilience of coral reefs to global threats such as climate change (e.g. warming water and ocean acidification). Limited resources for conservation require that we efficiently prioritize where and how to best sustain coral reef ecosystems.

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