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Warm-water coral reefs and climate change by Spalding, Mark D., Brown, Barbara E.

“…Coral reefs are highly dynamic ecosystems that are regularly exposed to natural perturbations. Human activities have increased the range, intensity, and…”
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Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity by Molnar, Jennifer L, Rebecca L Gamboa, Carmen Revenga, Mark D Spalding

“…Although invasive species are widely recognized as a major threat to marine biodiversity, there has been no quantitative global assessment of their impacts and…”
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Quantifying the Loss of a Marine Ecosystem Service: Filtration by the Eastern Oyster in US Estuaries by zu Ermgassen, Philine S. E., Spalding, Mark D., Grizzle, Raymond E., Brumbaugh, Robert D.

“…The oyster habitat in the USA is a valuable resource that has suffered significant declines over the past century. While this loss of habitat is well…”
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A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity by Sutherland, William J., Barnard, Phoebe, Broad, Steven, Clout, Mick, Connor, Ben, Côté, Isabelle M., Dicks, Lynn V., Doran, Helen, Entwistle, Abigail C., Fleishman, Erica, Fox, Marie, Gaston, Kevin J., Gibbons, David W., Jiang, Zhigang, Keim, Brandon, Lickorish, Fiona A., Markillie, Paul, Monk, Kathryn A., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Wintle, Bonnie C., Ockendon, Nancy

“…We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation…”
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Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas by SPALDING, MARK D, FOX, HELEN E, ALLEN, GERALD R, DAVIDSON, NICK, FERDAÑA, ZACH A, FINLAYSON, MAX, HALPERN, BENJAMIN S, JORGE, MIGUEL A, LOMBANA, AL, LOURIE, SARA A, MARTIN, KIRSTEN D, MCMANUS, EDMUND, MOLNAR, JENNIFER, RECCHIA, CHERI A, ROBERTSON, JAMES

“…The conservation and sustainable use of marine resources is a highlighted goal on a growing number of national and international policy agendas. Unfortunately,…”
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Pelagic provinces of the world: A biogeographic classification of the world’s surface pelagic waters by Spalding, Mark D., Agostini, Vera N., Rice, Jake, Grant, Susie M.

“…Off-shelf waters cover 66% of the planet. Growing concerns about the state of natural resources in these waters, and of future threats have led to a growing…”
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Coastal Ecosystems: A Critical Element of Risk Reduction by Spalding, Mark D, McIvor, Anna L, Beck, Michael W, Koch, Evamaria W, Möller, Iris, Reed, Denise J, Rubinoff, Pamela, Spencer, Thomas, Tolhurst, Trevor J, Wamsley, Ty V, Wesenbeeck, Bregje K, Wolanski, Eric, Woodroffe, Colin D

“…The conservation of coastal ecosystems can provide considerable coastal protection benefits, but this role has not been sufficiently accounted for in coastal…”
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A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2014 by Sutherland, William J., Aveling, Rosalind, Brooks, Thomas M., Clout, Mick, Dicks, Lynn V., Fellman, Liz, Fleishman, Erica, Gibbons, David W., Keim, Brandon, Lickorish, Fiona, Monk, Kathryn A., Mortimer, Diana, Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Rockström, Johan, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Smith, Rebecca K., Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…•This is the fifth in our annual series of horizon scans published in TREE.•We identify 15 issues that we considered insufficiently known by the conservation…”
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Building towards the marine conservation end-game: consolidating the role of MPAs in a future ocean by D. Spalding, Mark, Meliane, Imen, J. Bennett, Nathan, Dearden, Philip, G. Patil, Pawan, D. Brumbaugh, Robert

“…Progress on spatial conservation efforts in marine environments is often summarized with the simplistic metric of extent. However, targets require a more…”
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coastTrain: A Global Reference Library for Coastal Ecosystems by Murray, Nicholas J., Bunting, Pete, Canto, Robert F., Hilarides, Lammert, Kennedy, Emma V., Lucas, Richard M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Navarro, Alejandro, Roelfsema, Chris M., Rosenqvist, Ake, Spalding, Mark D., Toor, Maren, Worthington, Thomas A.

“…Estimating the distribution, extent and change of coastal ecosystems is essential for monitoring global change. However, spatial models developed to estimate…”
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Reef shark declines in remote atolls highlight the need for multi-faceted conservation action by Graham, Nicholas A.J, Spalding, Mark D, Sheppard, Charles R.C

“…1.The decline of large-bodied predatory species in the oceans is a concern both from a sustainability perspective and because such species can have important…”
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A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2013 by Sutherland, William J., Bardsley, Sarah, Clout, Mick, Depledge, Michael H., Dicks, Lynn V., Fellman, Liz, Fleishman, Erica, Gibbons, David W., Keim, Brandon, Lickorish, Fiona, Margerison, Ceri, Monk, Kathryn A., Norris, Kenneth, Peck, Lloyd S., Prior, Stephanie V., Scharlemann, Jörn P.W., Spalding, Mark D., Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…This paper presents the findings of our fourth annual horizon-scanning exercise, which aims to identify topics that increasingly may affect conservation of…”
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Global mangrove soil organic carbon stocks dataset at 30 m resolution for the year 2020 based on spatiotemporal predictive machine learning by Maxwell, Tania L., Hengl, Tomislav, Parente, Leandro L., Minarik, Robert, Worthington, Thomas A., Bunting, Pete, Smart, Lindsey S., Spalding, Mark D., Landis, Emily

“…This dataset presents global soil organic carbon stocks in mangrove forests at 30 m resolution, predicted for 2020. We used spatiotemporal ensemble machine…”
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The role of ecosystems in coastal protection: Adapting to climate change and coastal hazards by Spalding, Mark D., Ruffo, Susan, Lacambra, Carmen, Meliane, Imèn, Hale, Lynne Zeitlin, Shepard, Christine C., Beck, Michael W.

“…Coastal ecosystems, particularly intertidal wetlands and reefs (coral and shellfish), can play a critical role in reducing the vulnerability of coastal…”
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Historical ecology with real numbers: past and present extent and biomass of an imperilled estuarine habitat by Zu Ermgassen, Philine S. E., Spalding, Mark D., Blake, Brady, Coen, Loren D., Dumbauld, Brett, Geiger, Steve, Grabowski, Jonathan H., Grizzle, Raymond, Luckenbach, Mark, McGraw, Kay, Rodney, William, Ruesink, Jennifer L., Powers, Sean P., Brumbaugh, Robert

“…Historic baselines are important in developing our understanding of ecosystems in the face of rapid global change. While a number of studies have sought to…”
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The impact of the 1998 coral mortality on reef fish communities in the Seychelles by Spalding, Mark D., Jarvis, Gavin E.

“…Coral reef fish communities in the Seychelles are highly diverse and remain less affected by the direct impacts of human activities than those on many other…”
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A 2018 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity by Sutherland, William J., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Connor, Ben, Culshaw, Caroline, Dicks, Lynn V., Dinsdale, Jason, Doran, Helen, Entwistle, Abigail C., Fleishman, Erica, Gibbons, David W., Jiang, Zhigang, Keim, Brandon, Roux, Xavier Le, Lickorish, Fiona A., Markillie, Paul, Monk, Kathryn A., Mortimer, Diana, Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Seymour, Colleen L., Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Gleave, Rosalind A.

“…This is our ninth annual horizon scan to identify emerging issues that we believe could affect global biological diversity, natural capital and ecosystem…”
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A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2022 by Sutherland, William J., Atkinson, Philip W., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Capaja, Marcela, Dicks, Lynn V., Fleishman, Erica, Gaston, Kevin J., Hails, Rosemary S., Hughes, Alice C., Le Anstey, Becky, Le Roux, Xavier, Lickorish, Fiona A., Maggs, Luke, Noor, Noor, Oldfield, Thomasina E.E., Palardy, James E., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Truelove, Gemma, Watson, James E.M., Wentworth, Jonathan, Wilson, Jeremy D., Thornton, Ann

“…We present the results of our 13th annual horizon scan of issues likely to impact on biodiversity conservation. Issues are either novel within the biological…”
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A Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues for 2020 by Sutherland, William J., Dias, Maria P., Dicks, Lynn V., Doran, Helen, Entwistle, Abigail C., Fleishman, Erica, Gibbons, David W., Hails, Rosie, Hughes, Alice C., Hughes, Jonathan, Kelman, Ruth, Le Roux, Xavier, LeAnstey, Becky, Lickorish, Fiona A., Maggs, Luke, Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Wentworth, Jonathan, Thornton, Ann

“…In this horizon scan, we highlight 15 emerging issues of potential relevance to global conservation in 2020. Seven relate to potentially extensive changes in…”
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A 2021 Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues by Sutherland, William J., Atkinson, Philip W., Broad, Steven, Brown, Sam, Clout, Mick, Dias, Maria P., Dicks, Lynn V., Doran, Helen, Fleishman, Erica, Garratt, Elizabeth L., Gaston, Kevin J., Hughes, Alice C., Le Roux, Xavier, Lickorish, Fiona A., Maggs, Luke, Palardy, James E., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Walpole, Matt, Watson, James E.M., Wentworth, Jonathan, Thornton, Ann

“…We present the results from our 12th annual horizon scan of issues likely to impact biological conservation in the future. From a list of 97 topics, our global…”
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