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Joint protection of a crucial reef ecosystem by Sun, Youfang, Huang, Lintao, McCook, Laurence J., Huang, Hui

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Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves by McCook, Laurence J., Ayling, Tony, Cappo, Mike, Choat, J. Howard, Evans, Richard D., Freitas, Debora M. De, Heupel, Michelle, Hughes, Terry P., Jones, Geoffrey P., Mapstone, Bruce, Marsh, Helene, Mills, Morena, Molloy, Fergus J., Pitcher, C. Roland, Pressey, Robert L., Russ, Garry R., Sutton, Stephen, Sweatman, Hugh, Tobin, Renae, Wachenfeld, David R., Williamson, David H., Gaines, Steven D.

“…The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) provides a globally significant demonstration of the effectiveness of large-scale networks of marine reserves in contributing to…”
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Palaeoecological evidence of a historical collapse of corals at Pelorus Island, inshore Great Barrier Reef, following European settlement by Roff, George, Clark, Tara R., Reymond, Claire E., Zhao, Jian-xin, Feng, Yuexing, McCook, Laurence J., Done, Terence J., Pandolfi, John M.

“…The inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have undergone significant declines in water quality following European settlement (approx. 1870 AD)…”
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U-Th dating reveals regional-scale decline of branching Acropora corals on the Great Barrier Reef over the past century by Clark, Tara R., Roff, George, Zhao, Jian-xin, Feng, Yue-xing, Done, Terence J., McCook, Laurence J., Pandolfi, John M.

“…Hard coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is on a trajectory of decline. However, little is known about past coral mortality before the advent of…”
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Revisiting “Success” and “Failure” of Marine Protected Areas: A Conservation Scientist Perspective by Giakoumi, Sylvaine, McGowan, Jennifer, Mills, Morena, Beger, Maria, Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Charles, Anthony, Christie, Patrick, Fox, Matthew, Garcia-Borboroglu, Pablo, Gelcich, Stefan, Guidetti, Paolo, Mackelworth, Peter, Maina, Joseph M., McCook, Laurence, Micheli, Fiorenza, Morgan, Lance E., Mumby, Peter J., Reyes, Laura M., White, Alan, Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten, Possingham, Hugh P.

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) form the cornerstone of marine conservation. Identifying which factors contribute to their success or failure is crucial…”
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Phase Shifts, Herbivory, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs to Climate Change by Hughes, Terence P., Rodrigues, Maria J., Bellwood, David R., Ceccarelli, Daniela, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, McCook, Laurence, Moltschaniwskyj, Natalie, Pratchett, Morgan S., Steneck, Robert S., Willis, Bette

“…Many coral reefs worldwide have undergone phase shifts to alternate, degraded assemblages because of the combined effects of overfishing, declining water…”
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Marine protected areas in southern China: Upgrading conservation effectiveness in the ‘eco‐civilization’ era by McCook, Laurence J., Lian, Jiansheng, Lei, Xinming, Chen, Zhu, Xue, Guifang, Ang, Put, Zhang, Xiong, Huang, Hui

“…China has undergone massive economic development over the last several decades, but at the cost of serious environmental degradation, including to coastal and…”
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Effects of algal turfs and sediment on coral settlement by Birrell, Chico L., McCook, Laurence J., Willis, Bette L.

“…Successful settlement and recruitment of corals is critical to the resilience of coral reefs. Given that many degraded reefs are dominated by benthic algae,…”
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Doom and boom on a resilient reef: climate change, algal overgrowth and coral recovery by Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, McCook, Laurence J, Dove, Sophie, Berkelmans, Ray, Roff, George, Kline, David I, Weeks, Scarla, Evans, Richard D, Williamson, David H, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove

“…Coral reefs around the world are experiencing large-scale degradation, largely due to global climate change, overfishing, diseases and eutrophication. Climate…”
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Changes in algal, coral and fish assemblages along water quality gradients on the inshore Great Barrier Reef by Fabricius, Katharina, De’ath, Glenn, McCook, Laurence, Turak, Emre, Williams, David McB

“…Macroalgae, hard corals, octocorals, and fish were surveyed on 10 to 13 inshore coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, along a water quality gradient in two…”
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Impact of diurnal temperature fluctuations on larval settlement and growth of the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis by Jiang, Lei, Sun, You-Fang, Zhang, Yu-Yang, Zhou, Guo-Wei, Li, Xiu-Bao, McCook, Laurence J, Lian, Jian-Sheng, Lei, Xin-Ming, Liu, Sheng, Cai, Lin, Qian, Pei-Yuan, Huang, Hui

“…Diurnal fluctuations in seawater temperature are ubiquitous on tropical reef flats. However, the effects of such dynamic temperature variations on the early…”
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Scientific frontiers in the management of coral reefs by Aswani, Shankar, Mumby, Peter J, Baker, Andrew C, Christie, Patrick, McCook, Laurence J, Steneck, Robert S, Richmond, Robert H

“…Coral reefs are subjected globally to a variety of natural and anthropogenic stressors that often act synergistically. Today, reversing ongoing and future…”
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Coral–algal competition: macroalgae with different properties have different effects on corals by Jompa, Jamaluddin, McCook, Laurence J.

“…Competition between hard corals and macroalgae is a key ecological process on coral reefs, especially during reef degradation, which often involves a…”
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Historical photographs revisited: A case study for dating and characterizing recent loss of coral cover on the inshore Great Barrier Reef by Clark, Tara R., Leonard, Nicole D., Zhao, Jian-xin, Brodie, Jon, McCook, Laurence J., Wachenfeld, David R., Duc Nguyen, Ai, Markham, Hannah L., Pandolfi, John M.

“…Long-term data with high-precision chronology are essential to elucidate past ecological changes on coral reefs beyond the period of modern-day monitoring…”
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No-take areas, herbivory and coral reef resilience by Hughes, Terry P., Bellwood, David R., Folke, Carl S., McCook, Laurence J., Pandolfi, John M.

“…Coral reefs worldwide are under threat from various anthropogenic factors, including overfishing and pollution. A new study by Mumby et al. highlights the…”
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Chemical effects of macroalgae on larval settlement of the broadcast spawning coral Acropora millepora by Birrell, CL, McCook, LJ, Willis, BL, Harrington, L

“…Recovery of degraded reefs is dependent on the settlement of coral larvae into habitats typically dominated by benthic algae, so that benthic algae may play…”
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The Effects of Nutrients and Herbivory on Competition between a Hard Coral (Porites cylindrica) and a Brown Alga (Lobophora variegata) by Jompa, Jamaluddin, McCook, Laurence J.

“…Coral reef degradation often involves a phase shift from coral- to macroalgal-dominated reefs. Declining levels of herbivory or increasing supply of nutrients…”
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The fate of bleached corals: patterns and dynamics of algal recruitment by Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, McCook, Laurence J.

“…The mass bleaching of corals that occurred on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia, in early 1998 was one of the most severe on record. There is…”
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Relative Roles of Herbivory and Nutrients in the Recruitment of Coral-Reef Seaweeds by Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, McCook, Laurence J.

“…The relative effects of and interactions between, bottom-up and top-down processes are fundamental to population and community structure in both terrestrial…”
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Effects of competition and herbivory on interactions between a hard coral and a brown alga by Jompa, Jamaluddin, McCook, Laurence J

“…Despite widespread acceptance of the negative effects of macroalgae on corals, very few studies have experimentally tested the competitive nature of the…”
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