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Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Brown, Christopher J., Ceccarelli, Daniela M., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Global warming is markedly changing diverse coral reef ecosystems through an increasing frequency and magnitude of mass bleaching events 1 – 3 . How local…”
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Biodiversity enhances reef fish biomass and resistance to climate change by Duffy, J. Emmett, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Navarrete, Sergio A., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates, play key functional roles in aquatic ecosystems, and provide protein for a billion people, especially in the…”
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Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets by Bird, Tomas J., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Hill, Nicole A., Thomson, Russell J., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Wotherspoon, Simon, Krkosek, Martin, Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Pecl, Gretta T., Barrett, Neville, Frusher, Stewart

“…•Citizen-scientist (CS) datasets offer unique opportunities and challenges to the study of global conservation priorities.•Fortunately, issues of error and…”
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Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean‐warming hotspot by Sunday, Jennifer M, Pecl, Gretta T, Frusher, Stewart, Hobday, Alistair J, Hill, Nicole, Holbrook, Neil J, Edgar, Graham J, Stuart‐Smith, Rick, Barrett, Neville, Wernberg, Thomas, Watson, Reg A, Smale, Dan A, Fulton, Elizabeth A, Slawinski, Dirk, Feng, Ming, Radford, Ben T, Thompson, Peter A, Bates, Amanda E, Worm, Boris

“…Species' ranges are shifting globally in response to climate warming, with substantial variability among taxa, even within regions. Relationships between range…”
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Ocean community warming responses explained by thermal affinities and temperature gradients by Burrows, Michael T., Bates, Amanda E., Costello, Mark J., Edwards, Martin, Edgar, Graham J., Fox, Clive J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Hiddink, Jan G., Pinsky, Malin L., Batt, Ryan D., García Molinos, Jorge, Payne, Benjamin L., Schoeman, David S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Poloczanska, Elvira S.

“…As ocean temperatures rise, species distributions are tracking towards historically cooler regions in line with their thermal affinity 1 , 2 . However,…”
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Global patterns in the impact of marine herbivores on benthic primary producers by Poore, Alistair G. B., Campbell, Alexandra H., Coleman, Ross A., Edgar, Graham J., Jormalainen, Veijo, Reynolds, Pamela L., Sotka, Erik E., Stachowicz, John J., Taylor, Richard B., Vanderklift, Mathew A., Emmett Duffy, J.

“…Despite the importance of consumers in structuring communities, and the widespread assumption that consumption is strongest at low latitudes, empirical tests…”
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Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Duffy, J. Emmett, Baker, Susan C., Thomson, Russell J., Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Hill, Nicole A., Kininmonth, Stuart J., Airoldi, Laura, Becerro, Mikel A., Campbell, Stuart J., Dawson, Terence P., Navarrete, Sergio A., Soler, German A., Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Willis, Trevor J., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Global reef fish diversity is studied with metrics incorporating species abundances and functional traits; these identify diversity hotspots corresponding to…”
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Systematic global assessment of reef fish communities by the Reef Life Survey program by Edgar, Graham J, Stuart-Smith, Rick D

“…The assessment of patterns in macroecology, including those most relevant to global biodiversity conservation, has been hampered by a lack of quantitative data…”
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Changes in sea floor productivity are crucial to understanding the impact of climate change in temperate coastal ecosystems according to a new size-based model by Audzijonyte, Asta, Delius, Gustav W, Stuart-Smith, Rick D, Novaglio, Camilla, Edgar, Graham J, Barrett, Neville S, Blanchard, Julia L

“…The multifaceted effects of climate change on physical and biogeochemical processes are rapidly altering marine ecosystems but often are considered in…”
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Delineating reef fish trophic guilds with global gut content data synthesis and phylogeny by Parravicini, Valeriano, Casey, Jordan M, Schiettekatte, Nina M D, Brandl, Simon J, Pozas-Schacre, Chloé, Carlot, Jérémy, Edgar, Graham J, Graham, Nicholas A J, Harmelin-Vivien, Mireille, Kulbicki, Michel, Strona, Giovanni, Stuart-Smith, Rick D

“…Understanding species' roles in food webs requires an accurate assessment of their trophic niche. However, it is challenging to delineate potential trophic…”
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Globally consistent reef size spectra integrating fishes and invertebrates by Heather, Freddie J., Blanchard, Julia L., Edgar, Graham J., Trebilco, Rowan, Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Mouillot, David

“…The frequency distribution of individual body sizes in animal communities (i.e. the size spectrum) provides powerful insights for understanding the energy flux…”
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Habitat loss and range shifts contribute to ecological generalization among reef fishes by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Mellin, Camille, Bates, Amanda E., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Human activities are altering the structure of ecological communities, often favouring generalists over specialists. For reef fishes, increasingly degraded…”
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Maximizing fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding by Bessey, Cindy, Jarman, Simon N., Berry, Oliver, Olsen, Ylva S., Bunce, Michael, Simpson, Tiffany, Power, Matthew, McLaughlin, James, Edgar, Graham J., Keesing, John

“…Fish biodiversity can be measured by capturing and then sequencing free DNA present in water. Such environmental DNA (eDNA) methods offer an effective,…”
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Resilience and signatures of tropicalization in protected reef fish communities by Bates, Amanda E., Barrett, Neville S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Holbrook, Neil J., Thompson, Peter A., Edgar, Graham J.

“…The marine environment is under threat from climate change. This study finds that marine reserves can maintain biodiversity and abundance of large-bodied…”
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Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania by Johnson, Craig R., Banks, Sam C., Barrett, Neville S., Cazassus, Fabienne, Dunstan, Piers K., Edgar, Graham J., Frusher, Stewart D., Gardner, Caleb, Haddon, Malcolm, Helidoniotis, Fay, Hill, Katy L., Holbrook, Neil J., Hosie, Graham W., Last, Peter R., Ling, Scott D., Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica, Miller, Karen, Pecl, Gretta T., Richardson, Anthony J., Ridgway, Ken R., Rintoul, Stephen R., Ritz, David A., Ross, D. Jeff, Sanderson, J. Craig, Shepherd, Scoresby A., Slotwinski, Anita, Swadling, Kerrie M., Taw, Nyan

“…Several lines of evidence show that ocean warming off the east coast of Tasmania is the result of intensification of the East Australian Current (EAC)…”
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Species richness and identity both determine the biomass of global reef fish communities by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Bates, Amanda E., Waldock, Conor, Brandl, Simon J., Kininmonth, Stuart, Ling, Scott D., Duffy, J. Emmett, Rasher, Douglas B., Agrawal, Aneil F.

“…Changing biodiversity alters ecosystem functioning in nature, but the degree to which this relationship depends on the taxonomic identities rather than the…”
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Maximizing regional biodiversity requires a mosaic of protection levels by Loiseau, Nicolas, Thuiller, Wilfried, Stuart-Smith, Rick D, Devictor, Vincent, Edgar, Graham J, Velez, Laure, Cinner, Joshua E, Graham, Nicholas A J, Renaud, Julien, Hoey, Andrew S, Manel, Stephanie, Mouillot, David

“…Protected areas are the flagship management tools to secure biodiversity from anthropogenic impacts. However, the extent to which adjacent areas with distinct…”
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Consistent multi-level trophic effects of marine reserve protection across northern New Zealand by Edgar, Graham J

“…Investigates whether a system of no-take marine reserves generates consistent biodiversity outcomes, based on systematic Reef Life Survey censuses of rocky…”
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Marine protected areas promote stability of reef fish communities under climate warming by Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro, Bates, Amanda E., Strona, Giovanni, Bulleri, Fabio, Horta e Costa, Barbara, Edgar, Graham J., Hereu, Bernat, Reed, Dan C., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Barrett, Neville S., Kushner, David J., Emslie, Michael J., García-Charton, Jose Antonio, Gonçalves, Emanuel J., Aspillaga, Eneko

“…Protection from direct human impacts can safeguard marine life, yet ocean warming crosses marine protected area boundaries. Here, we test whether protection…”
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Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene by Abelson, Avigdor, Reed, Daniel C., Edgar, Graham J., Smith, Carter S., Kendrick, Gary A., Orth, Robert J., Airoldi, Laura, Silliman, Brian, Beck, Michael W., Krause, Gesche, Shashar, Nadav, Stambler, Noga, Nelson, Peter

“…Coastal marine ecosystems provide critical goods and services to humanity but many are experiencing rapid degradation. The need for effective restoration tools…”
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