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Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity by Alvarez-Filip, Lorenzo, Dulvy, Nicholas K., Gill, Jennifer A., Côté, Isabelle M., Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…corals, the mass mortality of the grazing urchin…”
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A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2010 by Sutherland, William J., Clout, Mick, Côté, Isabelle M., Daszak, Peter, Depledge, Michael H., Fellman, Liz, Fleishman, Erica, Garthwaite, Rachel, Gibbons, David W., De Lurio, Jennifer, Impey, Andrew J., Lickorish, Fiona, Lindenmayer, David, Madgwick, Jane, Margerison, Ceri, Maynard, Trevor, Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Prior, Stephanie, Redford, Kent H., Scharlemann, Jörn P.W., Spalding, Mark, Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…Horizon scanning identifies emerging issues in a given field sufficiently early to conduct research to inform policy and practice. Our group of horizon…”
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Long-Term Region-Wide Declines in Caribbean Corals by Gardner, Toby A., Côté, Isabelle M., Gill, Jennifer A., Grant, Alastair, Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…We report a massive region-wide decline of corals across the entire Caribbean basin, with the average hard coral cover on reefs being reduced by 80%, from…”
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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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Census Error and the Detection of Density Dependence by Freckleton, Robert P., Watkinson, Andrew R., Green, Rhys E., Sutherland, William J.

“…1. Studies aiming to identify the prevalence and nature of density dependence in ecological populations have often used statistical analysis of ecological…”
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Conserving tropical biodiversity via market forces and spatial targeting by Bateman, Ian J, Emma Coombes, Emily Fitzherbert, Amy Binner, Tomááš Bad’ura, Chris Carbone, Brendan Fisher, Robin Naidoo, Andrew R. Watkinson

“…Significance Protected public lands are insufficient to halt the loss of global biodiversity. However, most commercial landowners need incentives to engage in…”
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Region-wide temporal and spatial variation in Caribbean reef architecture: is coral cover the whole story by ALVAREZ-FILIP, LORENZO, CÔTÉ, ISABELLE M, GILL, JENNIFER A, WATKINSON, ANDREW R, DULVY, NICHOLAS K

“…The architectural complexity of coral reefs is largely generated by reef-building corals, yet the effects of current regional-scale declines in coral cover on…”
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Measuring the importance of competition in plant communities by Freckleton, Robert P., Watkinson, Andrew R., Rees, Mark

“…1. Plant ecologists have developed numerous ways to measure competition and to rank the effects of competition relative to other factors. According to one line…”
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Hurricanes and Caribbean coral reefs: impacts, recovery patterns, and role in long-term decline by Gardner, Toby A., Côté, Isabelle M., Gill, Jennifer A., Grant, Alastair, Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…The decline of corals on tropical reefs is usually ascribed to a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors, but the relative importance of these causes…”
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The Identification of 100 Ecological Questions of High Policy Relevance in the UK by Sutherland, William J., Armstrong-Brown, Susan, Armsworth, Paul R., Brereton, Tom, Brickland, Jonathan, Campbell, Colin D., Chamberlain, Daniel E., Cooke, Andrew I., Dulvy, Nicholas K., Dusic, Nicholas R., Fitton, Martin, Freckleton, Robert P., H. Charles J. Godfray, Grout, Nick, Harvey, H. John, Hedley, Colin, Hopkins, John J., Kift, Neil B., Kirby, Jeff, Kunin, William E., MacDonald, David W., Marker, Brian, Naura, Marc, Neale, Andrew R., Oliver, Tom, Osborn, Dan, Pullin, Andrew S., Matthew E. A. Shardlow, Showler, David A., Smith, Paul L., Smithers, Richard J., Solandt, Jean-Luc, Spencer, Jonathan, Spray, Chris J., Thomas, Chris D., Thompson, Jim, Webb, Sarah E., Yalden, Derek W., Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…1. Evidence-based policy requires researchers to provide the answers to ecological questions that are of interest to policy makers. To find out what those…”
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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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Conflicts between Biodiversity Conservation and Development in a Biosphere Reserve by Ma, Zhijun, Li, Bo, Li, Wenjun, Han, Nianyong, Chen, Jiakuan, Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…1. Integrating biodiversity conservation and the development of local communities is a major challenge for biosphere reserves. Their zonation (core, buffer and…”
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Managing Dive Tourism for the Sustainable Use of Coral Reefs: Validating Diver Perceptions of Attractive Site Features by Uyarra, Maria C, Watkinson, Andrew R, Côté, Isabelle M

“…It has been argued that strategies to manage natural areas important for tourism and recreation should integrate an understanding of tourist preferences for…”
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A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2012 by Sutherland, William J., Aveling, Ros, Bennun, Leon, Chapman, Eleanor, Clout, Mick, Côté, Isabelle M., Depledge, Michael H., Dicks, Lynn V., Dobson, Andrew P., Fellman, Liz, Fleishman, Erica, Gibbons, David W., Keim, Brandon, Lickorish, Fiona, Lindenmayer, David B., Monk, Kathryn A., Norris, Kenneth, Peck, Lloyd S., Prior, Stephanie V., Scharlemann, Jörn P.W., Spalding, Mark, Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…Our aim in conducting annual horizon scans is to identify issues that, although currently receiving little attention, may be of increasing importance to the…”
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Density‐Structured Models for Plant Population Dynamics by Freckleton, Robert P., Sutherland, William J., Watkinson, Andrew R., Queenborough, Simon A.

“…Density‐structured models are structured population models in which the state variable is the proportion of populations or sites in a small number of discrete…”
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A Method to Quantify the Effects of Human Disturbance on Animal Populations by Gill, Jennifer A., Sutherland, William J., Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…1. The extent and consequences of human disturbance on populations of vertebrates are contentious issues in conservation. As recreational and industrial uses…”
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Opposing Forces of Aerosol Cooling and El Niño Drive Coral Bleaching on Caribbean Reefs by Gill, Jennifer A., Watkinson, Andrew R., McWilliams, John P., Côté, Isabelle M.

“…Bleaching of corals as a result of elevated sea surface temperatures (SST) is rapidly becoming a primary source of stress for reefs globally; the scale and…”
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Coral identity underpins architectural complexity on Caribbean reefs by Alvarez-Filip, Lorenzo, Dulvy, Nicholas K, Côté, Isabelle M, Watkinson, Andrew R, Gill, Jennifer A

“…The architectural complexity of ecosystems can greatly influence their capacity to support biodiversity and deliver ecosystem services. Understanding the…”
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Linking reductionist science and holistic policy using systematic reviews: unpacking environmental policy questions to construct an evidence-based framework by Pullin, Andrew S., Knight, Teri M., Watkinson, Andrew R.

“…1. There is a mismatch between broad holistic questions typically posed in policy formation and narrow reductionist questions that are susceptible to…”
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Recent Region-wide Declines in Caribbean Reef Fish Abundance by Paddack, Michelle J., Reynolds, John D., Aguilar, Consuelo, Appeldoorn, Richard S., Beets, Jim, Burkett, Edward W., Chittaro, Paul M., Clarke, Kristen, Esteves, Rene, Fonseca, Ana C., Forrester, Graham E., Friedlander, Alan M., García-Sais, Jorge, González-Sansón, Gaspar, Jordan, Lance K.B., McClellan, David B., Miller, Margaret W., Molloy, Philip P., Mumby, Peter J., Nagelkerken, Ivan, Nemeth, Michael, Navas-Camacho, Raúl, Pitt, Joanna, Polunin, Nicholas V.C., Reyes-Nivia, Maria Catalina, Robertson, D. Ross, Rodríguez-Ramírez, Alberto, Salas, Eva, Smith, Struan R., Spieler, Richard E., Steele, Mark A., Williams, Ivor D., Wormald, Clare L., Watkinson, Andrew R., Côté, Isabelle M.

“…Profound ecological changes are occurring on coral reefs throughout the tropics [1–3], with marked coral cover losses and concomitant algal increases,…”
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