Assessing relative resilience potential of coral reefs to inform management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 192, Issue , 2015, Pages 109-119

  Maynard, Jeffrey A ^a,b   McKagan, Steven ^c   Raymundo, Laurie ^d   Johnson, Steven ^d,e   Ahmadia, Gabby N ^f   Johnston, Lyza ^e   Houk, Peter ^d   Williams, Gareth J ^g   Kendall, Matt ^h   Heron, Scott F ^i,j   van Hooidonk, Ruben ^k,l   Mcleod, Elizabeth ^m   Tracey, Dieter ⁿ   Planes, Serge ^b  

^a SymbioSeas and Marine Applied Research Center   (United States)

^b Université de Perpignan   (French Polynesia)

^c NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Division Pacific Island Region Saipan Field Office   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

^e Division of Coastal Resources Management   (United States)

^f WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^g BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

ⁱ NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^j JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^k ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^m THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

ⁿ NONE   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Climate change; Connectivity; Coral reefs; Environmental management; Spatial planning; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS; CONNECTIVITY; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GUIDELINE; LARVA; PRIORITIZATION; SPATIAL PLANNING; SPATIAL VARIATION; VULNERABILITY;

AGUIJAN; MARIANA ISLANDS; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; ROTA [NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS]; SAIPAN; TINIAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84942247172     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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