Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

Joshua E. Cinner (), Cindy Huchery, M. Aaron MacNeil, Nicholas A.J. Graham, Tim R. McClanahan, Joseph Maina, Eva Maire, John N. Kittinger, Christina C. Hicks, Camilo Mora, Edward H. Allison, Stephanie D’Agata, Andrew Hoey, David A. Feary, Larry Crowder, Ivor D. Williams, Michel Kulbicki, Laurent Vigliola, Laurent Wantiez, Graham Edgar, Rick D. Stuart-Smith, Stuart A. Sandin, Alison L. Green, Marah J. Hardt, Maria Beger, Alan Friedlander, Stuart J. Campbell, Katherine E. Holmes, Shaun K. Wilson, Eran Brokovich, Andrew J. Brooks, Juan J. Cruz-Motta, David J. Booth, Pascale Chabanet, Charlie Gough, Mark Tupper, Sebastian C. A. Ferse, Ussif Sumaila and David Mouillot
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Joshua E. Cinner: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Cindy Huchery: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
M. Aaron MacNeil: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Nicholas A.J. Graham: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Tim R. McClanahan: Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Marine Program
Joseph Maina: Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Marine Program
Eva Maire: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
John N. Kittinger: Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
Christina C. Hicks: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Camilo Mora: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Edward H. Allison: School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington
Stephanie D’Agata: Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Marine Program
Andrew Hoey: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
David A. Feary: Ecology & Evolution Group, School of Life Sciences, University Park, University of Nottingham
Larry Crowder: Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
Ivor D. Williams: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Michel Kulbicki: UMR Entropie, Labex Corail, –IRD, Université de Perpignan
Laurent Vigliola: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR IRD-UR-CNRS ENTROPIE, Laboratoire d’Excellence LABEX CORAIL
Laurent Wantiez: EA4243 LIVE, University of New Caledonia
Graham Edgar: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Rick D. Stuart-Smith: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Stuart A. Sandin: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California
Alison L. Green: The Nature Conservancy, Brisbane
Marah J. Hardt: Future of Fish, 7315 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1000W
Maria Beger: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland
Alan Friedlander: Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, University of Hawaii
Stuart J. Campbell: Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Marine Program
Katherine E. Holmes: Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Marine Program
Shaun K. Wilson: Kensington
Eran Brokovich: The Israeli Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Andrew J. Brooks: Marine Science Institute, University of California
Juan J. Cruz-Motta: Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez, Universidad de Puerto Rico
David J. Booth: School of Life Sciences, University of Technology
Pascale Chabanet: UMR ENTROPIE, Laboratoire d’Excellence LABEX CORAIL, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, CS 41095
Charlie Gough: Blue Ventures Conservation
Mark Tupper: Coastal Resources Association, St. Joseph St., Brgy. Nonoc
Sebastian C. A. Ferse: Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT)
David Mouillot: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University

Nature, 2016, vol. 535, issue 7612, 416-419

Abstract: Data from over 2,500 reefs worldwide is used to identify 15 bright spots—sites where reef biomass is significantly higher than expected—and surveys of local experts in these areas suggest that strong sociocultural institutions and high levels of local engagement are among the factors supporting higher fish biomass.

Date: 2016
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