Search Results - "Selig, Elizabeth R"

Regional decline of coral cover in the Indo-Pacific: timing, extent, and subregional comparisons by Bruno, John F, Selig, Elizabeth R

“…A number of factors have recently caused mass coral mortality events in all of the world's tropical oceans. However, little is known about the timing, rate or…”
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Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean by Halpern, Benjamin S., Frazier, Melanie, Potapenko, John, Casey, Kenneth S., Koenig, Kellee, Longo, Catherine, Lowndes, Julia Stewart, Rockwood, R. Cotton, Selig, Elizabeth R., Selkoe, Kimberly A., Walbridge, Shaun

“…Human pressures on the ocean are thought to be increasing globally, yet we know little about their patterns of cumulative change, which pressures are most…”
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A global analysis of the effectiveness of marine protected areas in preventing coral loss by Selig, Elizabeth R, Bruno, John F

“…A variety of human activities have led to the recent global decline of reef-building corals. The ecological, social, and economic value of coral reefs has made…”
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Revealing global risks of labor abuse and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing by Selig, Elizabeth R., Nakayama, Shinnosuke, Wabnitz, Colette C. C., Österblom, Henrik, Spijkers, Jessica, Miller, Nathan A., Bebbington, Jan, Decker Sparks, Jessica L.

“…Labor abuse on fishing vessels and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing violate human rights, jeopardize food security, and deprive governments of…”
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Global priorities for marine biodiversity conservation by Selig, Elizabeth R, Turner, Will R, Troëng, Sebastian, Wallace, Bryan P, Halpern, Benjamin S, Kaschner, Kristin, Lascelles, Ben G, Carpenter, Kent E, Mittermeier, Russell A

“…In recent decades, many marine populations have experienced major declines in abundance, but we still know little about where management interventions may help…”
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Assessing evidence of phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs by Bruno, John F, Sweatman, Hugh, Precht, William F, Selig, Elizabeth R, Schutte, Virginia G.W

“…Many marine scientists have concluded that coral reefs are moving toward or are locked into a seaweed-dominated state. However, because there have been no…”
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Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems by Halpern, Benjamin S, Walbridge, Shaun, Selkoe, Kimberly A, Kappel, Carrie V, Micheli, Fiorenza, D'Agrosa, Caterina, Bruno, John F, Casey, Kenneth S, Ebert, Colin, Fox, Helen E, Fujita, Rod, Heinemann, Dennis, Lenihan, Hunter S, Madin, Elizabeth M.P, Perry, Matthew T, Selig, Elizabeth R, Spalding, Mark, Steneck, Robert, Watson, Reg

“…The management and conservation of the world's oceans require synthesis of spatial data on the distribution and intensity of human activities and the overlap…”
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Patterns and emerging trends in global ocean health by Halpern, Benjamin S, Longo, Catherine, Lowndes, Julia S Stewart, Best, Benjamin D, Frazier, Melanie, Katona, Steven K, Kleisner, Kristin M, Rosenberg, Andrew A, Scarborough, Courtney, Selig, Elizabeth R

“…International and regional policies aimed at managing ocean ecosystem health need quantitative and comprehensive indices to synthesize information from a…”
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Global Biodiversity Conservation and the Alleviation of Poverty by Turner, Will R, Brandon, Katrina, Brooks, Thomas M, Gascon, Claude, Gibbs, Holly K, Lawrence, Keith S, Mittermeier, Russell A, Selig, Elizabeth R

“…Poverty and biodiversity loss are two of the world's dire challenges. Claims of conservation's contribution to poverty alleviation, however, remain…”
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Thermal stress and coral cover as drivers of coral disease outbreaks by Bruno, John F, Selig, Elizabeth R, Casey, Kenneth S, Page, Cathie A, Willis, Bette L, Harvell, C Drew, Sweatman, Hugh, Melendy, Amy M

“…Very little is known about how environmental changes such as increasing temperature affect disease dynamics in the ocean, especially at large spatial scales…”
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Sharing the seas: a review and analysis of ocean sector interactions by Crona, Beatrice, Wassénius, Emmy, Lillepold, Kate, Watson, Reg A, Selig, Elizabeth R, Hicks, Christina, Österblom, Henrik, Folke, Carl, Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste, Blasiak, Robert

“…Abstract Ocean activities are rapidly expanding as Blue Economy discussions gain traction, creating new potential synergies and conflicts between sectors. To…”
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Scientific mobilization of keystone actors for biosphere stewardship by Österblom, Henrik, Folke, Carl, Rocha, Juan, Bebbington, Jan, Blasiak, Robert, Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste, Selig, Elizabeth R., Wabnitz, Colette C. C., Bengtsson, Frida, Crona, Beatrice, Gupta, Radhika, Henriksson, Patrik J. G., Johansson, Karolin A., Merrie, Andrew, Nakayama, Shinnosuke, Crespo, Guillermo Ortuño, Rockström, Johan, Schultz, Lisen, Sobkowiak, Madlen, Jørgensen, Peter Søgaard, Spijkers, Jessica, Troell, Max, Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Lubchenco, Jane

“…The biosphere crisis requires changes to existing business practices. We ask how corporations can become sustainability leaders, when constrained by multiple…”
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Comparing spatial patterns of marine vessels between vessel-tracking data and satellite imagery by Nakayama, Shinnosuke, Dong, WenXin, Correro, Richard G., Selig, Elizabeth R., Wabnitz, Colette C.C., Hastie, Trevor J., Leape, Jim, Yeung, Serena, Micheli, Fiorenza

“…Monitoring marine use is essential to effective management but is extremely challenging, particularly where capacity and resources are limited. To overcome…”
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Global targets that reveal the social–ecological interdependencies of sustainable development by Reyers, Belinda, Selig, Elizabeth R.

“…We are approaching a reckoning point in 2020 for global targets that better articulate the interconnections between biodiversity, ecosystem services and…”
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Forest conservation delivers highly variable coral reef conservation outcomes by Klein, Carissa J, Jupiter, Stacy D, Selig, Elizabeth R, Watts, Matthew E, Halpern, Benjamin S, Kamal, Muhammad, Roelfsema, Chris, Possingham, Hugh P

“…Coral reefs are threatened by human activities on both the land (e.g., deforestation) and the sea (e.g., overfishing). Most conservation planning for coral…”
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Evolving Perspectives of Stewardship in the Seafood Industry by Blasiak, Robert, Dauriach, Alice, Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste, Folke, Carl, Österblom, Henrik, Bebbington, Jan, Bengtsson, Frida, Causevic, Amar, Geerts, Bas, Grønbrekk, Wenche, Henriksson, Patrik J. G., Käll, Sofia, Leadbitter, Duncan, McBain, Darian, Crespo, Guillermo Ortuño, Packer, Helen, Sakaguchi, Isao, Schultz, Lisen, Selig, Elizabeth R., Troell, Max, Villalón, José, Wabnitz, Colette C. C., Wassénius, Emmy, Watson, Reg A., Yagi, Nobuyuki, Crona, Beatrice

“…Humanity has never benefited more from the ocean as a source of food, livelihoods, and well-being, yet on a global scale this has been accompanied by…”
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Sea sick? Setting targets to assess ocean health and ecosystem services by Samhouri, Jameal F, Lester, Sarah E, Selig, Elizabeth R, Halpern, Benjamin S, Fogarty, Michael J, Longo, Catherine, McLeod, Karen L

“…The benefits provided by a healthy ocean are receiving increasing attention in policy and management spheres. A fundamental challenge with assessing ocean…”
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Assessing global marine biodiversity status within a coupled socio-ecological perspective by Selig, Elizabeth R, Longo, Catherine, Halpern, Benjamin S, Best, Benjamin D, Hardy, Darren, Elfes, Cristiane T, Scarborough, Courtney, Kleisner, Kristin M, Katona, Steven K

“…People value the existence of a variety of marine species and habitats, many of which are negatively impacted by human activities. The Convention on Biological…”
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Empirical models of transitions between coral reef states: effects of region, protection, and environmental change by Lowe, Phillip K, Bruno, John F, Selig, Elizabeth R, Spencer, Matthew

“…There has been substantial recent change in coral reef communities. To date, most analyses have focussed on static patterns or changes in single variables such…”
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Temperature-driven coral decline: the role of marine protected areas by Selig, Elizabeth R., Casey, Kenneth S., Bruno, John F.

“…Warming ocean temperatures are considered to be an important cause of the degradation of the world's coral reefs. Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been…”
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