Search Results - "Wilson, Shaun K."

The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems by Barlow, Jos, França, Filipe, Gardner, Toby A., Hicks, Christina C., Lennox, Gareth D., Berenguer, Erika, Castello, Leandro, Economo, Evan P., Ferreira, Joice, Guénard, Benoit, Gontijo Leal, Cecília, Isaac, Victoria, Lees, Alexander C., Parr, Catherine L., Wilson, Shaun K., Young, Paul J., Graham, Nicholas A. J.

“…The tropics contain the overwhelming majority of Earth’s biodiversity: their terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all…”
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Importance of live coral habitat for reef fishes by Coker, Darren J, Wilson, Shaun K, Pratchett, Morgan S

“…Live corals are the key habitat forming organisms on coral reefs, contributing to both biological and physical structure. Understanding the importance of…”
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Recovery potential of the world's coral reef fishes by MacNeil, M. Aaron, Graham, Nicholas A. J., Cinner, Joshua E., Wilson, Shaun K., Williams, Ivor D., Maina, Joseph, Newman, Steven, Friedlander, Alan M., Jupiter, Stacy, Polunin, Nicholas V. C., McClanahan, Tim R.

“…A study of the recovery potential of over 800 of the world's coral reefs shows that 83% of fished reefs are missing more than half their expected biomass, with…”
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The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts by Vergés, Adriana, Steinberg, Peter D., Hay, Mark E., Poore, Alistair G. B., Campbell, Alexandra H., Ballesteros, Enric, Heck, Kenneth L., Booth, David J., Coleman, Melinda A., Feary, David A., Figueira, Will, Langlois, Tim, Marzinelli, Ezequiel M., Mizerek, Toni, Mumby, Peter J., Nakamura, Yohei, Roughan, Moninya, van Sebille, Erik, Gupta, Alex Sen, Smale, Dan A., Tomas, Fiona, Wernberg, Thomas, Wilson, Shaun K.

“…Climate-driven changes in biotic interactions can profoundly alter ecological communities, particularly when they impact foundation species. In marine systems,…”
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Reef degradation and the loss of critical ecosystem goods and services provided by coral reef fishes by Pratchett, Morgan S, Hoey, Andrew S, Wilson, Shaun K

“…•Coral reef habitats are in decline, with reductions in coral cover and structure.•Most fishes (regardless of their size) are less abundant on degraded…”
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Changing role of coral reef marine reserves in a warming climate by Graham, Nicholas A. J., Robinson, James P. W., Smith, Sarah E., Govinden, Rodney, Gendron, Gilberte, Wilson, Shaun K.

“…Coral reef ecosystems are among the first to fundamentally change in structure due to climate change, which leads to questioning of whether decades of…”
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Boom and bust of keystone structure on coral reefs by Wilson, Shaun K., Robinson, James P. W., Chong-Seng, Karen, Robinson, Jan, Graham, Nicholas A. J.

“…Repeated bouts of coral bleaching threaten the long-term persistence of coral reefs and associated communities. Here, we document the short- and long-term…”
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Early recovery dynamics of turbid coral reefs after recurring bleaching events by Evans, Richard D., Wilson, Shaun K., Fisher, Rebecca, Ryan, Nicole M., Babcock, Russ, Blakeway, David, Bond, Todd, Dorji, Passang, Dufois, Francois, Fearns, Peter, Lowe, Ryan J., Stoddart, Jim, Thomson, Damian P.

“…The worlds’ coral reefs are declining due to the combined effects of natural disturbances and anthropogenic pressures including thermal coral bleaching…”
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Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries by McClanahan, Tim R, Graham, Nicholas A. J, MacNeil, M. Aaron, Muthiga, Nyawira A, Cinner, Joshua E, Bruggemann, J. Henrich, Wilson, Shaun K

“…Sustainably managing ecosystems is challenging, especially for complex systems such as coral reefs. This study develops critical reference points for…”
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Form and function of tropical macroalgal reefs in the Anthropocene by Fulton, Christopher J., Abesamis, Rene A., Berkström, Charlotte, Depczynski, Martial, Graham, Nicholas A. J., Holmes, Thomas H., Kulbicki, Michel, Noble, Mae M., Radford, Ben T., Tano, Stina, Tinkler, Paul, Wernberg, Thomas, Wilson, Shaun K., Fox, Charles

“…Tropical reefs have been subjected to a range of anthropogenic pressures such as global climate change, overfishing and eutrophication that have raised…”
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Subcontinental heat wave triggers terrestrial and marine, multi-taxa responses by Ruthrof, Katinka X., Breshears, David D., Fontaine, Joseph B., Froend, Ray H., Matusick, George, Kala, Jatin, Miller, Ben P., Mitchell, Patrick J., Wilson, Shaun K., van Keulen, Mike, Enright, Neal J., Law, Darin J., Wernberg, Thomas, Hardy, Giles E. St. J.

“…Heat waves have profoundly impacted biota globally over the past decade, especially where their ecological impacts are rapid, diverse, and broad-scale…”
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Habitat associations of juvenile fish at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia: the importance of coral and algae by Wilson, Shaun K, Depczynski, Martial, Fisher, Rebecca, Holmes, Thomas H, O'Leary, Rebecca A, Tinkler, Paul

“…Habitat specificity plays a pivotal role in forming community patterns in coral reef fishes, yet considerable uncertainty remains as to the extent of this…”
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Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient by WILSON, SHAUN K, GRAHAM, NICHOLAS A.J, PRATCHETT, MORGAN S, JONES, GEOFFREY P, POLUNIN, NICHOLAS V.C

“…Increased frequency of disturbances and anthropogenic activities are predicted to have a devastating impact on coral reefs that will ultimately change the…”
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Dynamic Fragility of Oceanic Coral Reef Ecosystems by Graham, Nicholas A. J., Wilson, Shaun K., Jennings, Simon, Polunin, Nicholas V. C., Bijoux, Jude P., Robinson, Jan

“…As one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems known, and one of the first ecosystems to exhibit major climate-warming impacts (coral bleaching), coral…”
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Nitrogen enrichment in macroalgae following mass coral mortality by Vaughan, Eleanor J., Wilson, Shaun K., Howlett, Samantha J., Parravicini, Valeriano, Williams, Gareth J., Graham, Nicholas A. J.

“…Scleractinian corals are engineers on coral reefs that provide both structural complexity as habitat and sustenance for other reef-associated organisms via the…”
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Extinction vulnerability of coral reef fishes by Graham, Nicholas A.J, Chabanet, Pascale, Evans, Richard D, Jennings, Simon, Letourneur, Yves, Aaron MacNeil, M, McClanahan, Tim R, Öhman, Marcus C, Polunin, Nicholas V.C, Wilson, Shaun K

“…Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 341-348 ABSTRACT: With rapidly increasing rates of contemporary extinction, predicting extinction vulnerability and identifying how…”
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Unprecedented mass bleaching and loss of coral across 12° of latitude in Western Australia in 2010-11 by Moore, James A Y, Bellchambers, Lynda M, Depczynski, Martial R, Evans, Richard D, Evans, Scott N, Field, Stuart N, Friedman, Kim J, Gilmour, James P, Holmes, Thomas H, Middlebrook, Rachael, Radford, Ben T, Ridgway, Tyrone, Shedrawi, George, Taylor, Heather, Thomson, Damian P, Wilson, Shaun K

“…Globally, coral bleaching has been responsible for a significant decline in both coral cover and diversity over the past two decades. During the summer of…”
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Lag Effects in the Impacts of Mass Coral Bleaching on Coral Reef Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystems by GRAHAM, NICHOLAS A.J, WILSON, SHAUN K, JENNINGS, SIMON, POLUNIN, NICHOLAS V.C, ROBINSON, JAN, BIJOUX, JUDE P, DAW, TIM M

“…Recent episodes of coral bleaching have led to wide-scale loss of reef corals and raised concerns over the effectiveness of existing conservation and…”
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Perceptions of Australian marine protected area managers regarding the role, importance, and achievability of adaptation for managing the risks of climate change by Cvitanovic, Christopher, Marshall, Nadine A., Wilson, Shaun K., Dobbs, Kirstin, Hobday, Alistair J.

“…The rapid development of adaptation as a mainstream strategy for managing the risks of climate change has led to the emergence of a broad range of adaptation…”
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Changes in Biodiversity and Functioning of Reef Fish Assemblages following Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss by Pratchett, Morgan S., Hoey, Andrew S., Wilson, Shaun K., Messmer, Vanessa, Graham, Nicholas A.J.

“…Coral reef ecosystems are increasingly subject to severe, large-scale disturbances caused by climate change (e.g., coral bleaching) and other more direct…”
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