Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs
Restoration supports the recovery of ecological attributes such as cover, complexity, and diversity to slow the areal decline of natural ecosystems. Restoration activity is intensifying worldwide to combat persistent stressors that are driving global declines to the extent and resilience of coral re...
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| author | David J. Suggett James Guest Emma F. Camp Alasdair Edwards Liz Goergen Margaux Hein Adriana Humanes Jessica S. Levy Phanor H. Montoya-Maya David J. Smith Tali Vardi R. Scott Winters Tom Moore |
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| description | Restoration supports the recovery of ecological attributes such as cover, complexity, and diversity to slow the areal decline of natural ecosystems. Restoration activity is intensifying worldwide to combat persistent stressors that are driving global declines to the extent and resilience of coral reefs. However, restoration is disputed as a meaningful aid to reef ecological recovery, often as an expensive distraction to addressing the root causes of reef loss. We contend this dispute partly stems from inferences drawn from small-scale experimental restoration outcomes amplified by misconceptions around cost-based reasoning. Alongside aggressive emissions reductions, we advocate urgent investment in coral reef ecosystem restoration as part of the management toolbox to combat the destruction of reefs as we know them within decades. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-799f0be97ae64b2786e29c30654f2e632024-04-07T11:12:19ZengNature Portfolionpj Ocean Sustainability2731-426X2024-04-01311410.1038/s44183-024-00056-8Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefsDavid J. Suggett0James Guest1Emma F. Camp2Alasdair Edwards3Liz Goergen4Margaux Hein5Adriana Humanes6Jessica S. Levy7Phanor H. Montoya-Maya8David J. Smith9Tali Vardi10R. Scott Winters11Tom Moore12KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative (KCRI), King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Climate Change Cluster, Faculty of Science, University of Technology SydneySchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle UniversityKAUST Coral Restoration Initiative (KCRI), King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyMER Research and ConsultingSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle UniversityCoral Restoration Foundation, 89111 Overseas HwyCoral Restoration Foundation, 89111 Overseas HwyMars IncorporatedCoral Restoration ConsortiumCoral Restoration Foundation, 89111 Overseas HwyKAUST Coral Restoration Initiative (KCRI), King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyRestoration supports the recovery of ecological attributes such as cover, complexity, and diversity to slow the areal decline of natural ecosystems. Restoration activity is intensifying worldwide to combat persistent stressors that are driving global declines to the extent and resilience of coral reefs. However, restoration is disputed as a meaningful aid to reef ecological recovery, often as an expensive distraction to addressing the root causes of reef loss. We contend this dispute partly stems from inferences drawn from small-scale experimental restoration outcomes amplified by misconceptions around cost-based reasoning. Alongside aggressive emissions reductions, we advocate urgent investment in coral reef ecosystem restoration as part of the management toolbox to combat the destruction of reefs as we know them within decades.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00056-8 |
| spellingShingle | David J. Suggett James Guest Emma F. Camp Alasdair Edwards Liz Goergen Margaux Hein Adriana Humanes Jessica S. Levy Phanor H. Montoya-Maya David J. Smith Tali Vardi R. Scott Winters Tom Moore Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs npj Ocean Sustainability |
| title | Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs |
| title_full | Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs |
| title_fullStr | Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs |
| title_short | Restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs |
| title_sort | restoration as a meaningful aid to ecological recovery of coral reefs |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00056-8 |
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