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Recovery potential of the world's coral reef fishes

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  • M. Aaron MacNeil

    (Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3 Townsville MC, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
    Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5, Canada
    Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia)

  • Nicholas A. J. Graham

    (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia)

  • Joshua E. Cinner

    (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia)

  • Shaun K. Wilson

    (Kensington, Perth, Western Australia 6151, Australia
    Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia)

  • Ivor D. Williams

    (NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, USA)

  • Joseph Maina

    (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED), University of Queensland, Brisbane, St Lucia, Queensland 4074, Australia
    Wildlife Conservation Society, Marine Programs, Bronx, New York 10460, USA)

  • Steven Newman

    (School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University)

  • Alan M. Friedlander

    (Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
    Pristine Seas-National Geographic)

  • Stacy Jupiter

    (Wildlife Conservation Society, Marine Programs, Bronx, New York 10460, USA)

  • Nicholas V. C. Polunin

    (School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University)

  • Tim R. McClanahan

    (Wildlife Conservation Society, Marine Programs, Bronx, New York 10460, USA)

Abstract

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 severe consequences for key ecosystem functions; protection from fishing would allow full recovery in 35 years on average, but in 59 years for the most degraded reefs.

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  • M. Aaron MacNeil & Nicholas A. J. Graham & Joshua E. Cinner & Shaun K. Wilson & Ivor D. Williams & Joseph Maina & Steven Newman & Alan M. Friedlander & Stacy Jupiter & Nicholas V. C. Polunin & Tim R. , 2015. "Recovery potential of the world's coral reef fishes," Nature, Nature, vol. 520(7547), pages 341-344, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:520:y:2015:i:7547:d:10.1038_nature14358
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14358
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