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Protection efforts have resulted in ~10% of existing fish biomass on coral reefs. / Caldwell, Iain R.; McClanahan, Tim R.; Oddenyo, Remy M. et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 121, No. 42, e2308605121, 15.10.2024.

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Caldwell, IR, McClanahan, TR, Oddenyo, RM, Graham, NAJ, Beger, M, Vigliola, L, Sandin, SA, Friedlander, AM, Randriamanantsoa, B, Wantiez, L, Green, AL, Humphries, AT, Hardt, MJ, Caselle, JE, Feary, DA, Karkarey, R, Jadot, C, Hoey, AS, Eurich, JG, Wilson, SK, Crane, N, Tupper, M, Ferse, SCA, Maire, E, Mouillot, D & Cinner, JE 2024, 'Protection efforts have resulted in ~10% of existing fish biomass on coral reefs', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 121, no. 42, e2308605121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2308605121

APA

Caldwell, I. R., McClanahan, T. R., Oddenyo, R. M., Graham, N. A. J., Beger, M., Vigliola, L., Sandin, S. A., Friedlander, A. M., Randriamanantsoa, B., Wantiez, L., Green, A. L., Humphries, A. T., Hardt, M. J., Caselle, J. E., Feary, D. A., Karkarey, R., Jadot, C., Hoey, A. S., Eurich, J. G., ... Cinner, J. E. (2024). Protection efforts have resulted in ~10% of existing fish biomass on coral reefs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(42), Article e2308605121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2308605121

Vancouver

Caldwell IR, McClanahan TR, Oddenyo RM, Graham NAJ, Beger M, Vigliola L et al. Protection efforts have resulted in ~10% of existing fish biomass on coral reefs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2024 Oct 15;121(42):e2308605121. Epub 2024 Oct 7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2308605121

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Caldwell, Iain R. ; McClanahan, Tim R. ; Oddenyo, Remy M. et al. / Protection efforts have resulted in ~10% of existing fish biomass on coral reefs. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2024 ; Vol. 121, No. 42.

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title = "Protection efforts have resulted in ~10% of existing fish biomass on coral reefs",
abstract = "The amount of ocean protected from fishing and other human impacts has often been used as a metric of conservation progress. However, protection efforts have highly variable outcomes that depend on local conditions, which makes it difficult to quantify what coral reef protection efforts to date have actually achieved at a global scale. Here, we develop a predictive model of how local conditions influence conservation outcomes on ~2,600 coral reef sites across 44 ecoregions, which we used to quantify how much more fish biomass there is on coral reefs compared to a modeled scenario with no protection. Under the assumptions of our model, our study reveals that without existing protection efforts there would be ~10% less fish biomass on coral reefs. Thus, we estimate that coral reef protection efforts have led to approximately 1 in every 10 kg of existing fish biomass.",
author = "Caldwell, {Iain R.} and McClanahan, {Tim R.} and Oddenyo, {Remy M.} and Graham, {Nicholas A.J.} and Maria Beger and Laurent Vigliola and Sandin, {Stuart A.} and Friedlander, {Alan M.} and Bemahafaly Randriamanantsoa and Laurent Wantiez and Green, {Alison L.} and Humphries, {Austin T.} and Hardt, {Marah J.} and Caselle, {Jennifer E.} and Feary, {David A.} and Rucha Karkarey and Catherine Jadot and Hoey, {Andrew S.} and Eurich, {Jacob G.} and Wilson, {Shaun K.} and Nicole Crane and Mark Tupper and Ferse, {Sebastian C.A.} and Eva Maire and David Mouillot and Cinner, {Joshua E.}",
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RIS

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AU - Caldwell, Iain R.

AU - McClanahan, Tim R.

AU - Oddenyo, Remy M.

AU - Graham, Nicholas A.J.

AU - Beger, Maria

AU - Vigliola, Laurent

AU - Sandin, Stuart A.

AU - Friedlander, Alan M.

AU - Randriamanantsoa, Bemahafaly

AU - Wantiez, Laurent

AU - Green, Alison L.

AU - Humphries, Austin T.

AU - Hardt, Marah J.

AU - Caselle, Jennifer E.

AU - Feary, David A.

AU - Karkarey, Rucha

AU - Jadot, Catherine

AU - Hoey, Andrew S.

AU - Eurich, Jacob G.

AU - Wilson, Shaun K.

AU - Crane, Nicole

AU - Tupper, Mark

AU - Ferse, Sebastian C.A.

AU - Maire, Eva

AU - Mouillot, David

AU - Cinner, Joshua E.

PY - 2024/10/15

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N2 - The amount of ocean protected from fishing and other human impacts has often been used as a metric of conservation progress. However, protection efforts have highly variable outcomes that depend on local conditions, which makes it difficult to quantify what coral reef protection efforts to date have actually achieved at a global scale. Here, we develop a predictive model of how local conditions influence conservation outcomes on ~2,600 coral reef sites across 44 ecoregions, which we used to quantify how much more fish biomass there is on coral reefs compared to a modeled scenario with no protection. Under the assumptions of our model, our study reveals that without existing protection efforts there would be ~10% less fish biomass on coral reefs. Thus, we estimate that coral reef protection efforts have led to approximately 1 in every 10 kg of existing fish biomass.

AB - The amount of ocean protected from fishing and other human impacts has often been used as a metric of conservation progress. However, protection efforts have highly variable outcomes that depend on local conditions, which makes it difficult to quantify what coral reef protection efforts to date have actually achieved at a global scale. Here, we develop a predictive model of how local conditions influence conservation outcomes on ~2,600 coral reef sites across 44 ecoregions, which we used to quantify how much more fish biomass there is on coral reefs compared to a modeled scenario with no protection. Under the assumptions of our model, our study reveals that without existing protection efforts there would be ~10% less fish biomass on coral reefs. Thus, we estimate that coral reef protection efforts have led to approximately 1 in every 10 kg of existing fish biomass.

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DO - 10.1073/pnas.2308605121

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JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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