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    Chapter 5 Priority Species to Support the Functional Integrity of Coral Reefs

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    Author(s)
    Wolfe, Kennedy
    Anthony, Ken
    Babcock, Russell C.
    Bay, Line
    Bourne, David G.
    Burrows, Damien
    Byrne, Maria
    Deaker, Dione J.
    Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo
    Frade, Pedro R.
    Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel
    Hoey, Andrew
    Hoogenboom, Mia
    McCormick, Mark
    Ortiz, Juan-Carlos
    Razak, Tries
    Richardson, Anthony J.
    Roff, George
    Sheppard-Brennand, Hannah
    Stella, Jessica
    Thompson, Angus
    Watson, Sue-Ann
    Webster, Nicole
    Audas, Donna
    Beeden, Roger
    Carver, Jesseca
    Cowlishaw, Mel
    Dyer, Michelle
    Groves, Paul
    Horne, Dylan
    Thiault, Lauric
    Vains, Jason
    Wachenfeld, David
    Weekers, Damien
    Williams, Genevieve
    Mumby, Peter J.
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    English[eng]
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    Abstract
    Ecosystem-based management on coral reefs has historically focused on biodiversity conservation through the establishment of marine reserves, but it is increasingly recognised that a subset of species can be key to the maintenance of ecosystem processes and functioning. Specific provisions for these key taxa are essential to biodiversity conservation and resilience-based adaptive management. While a wealth of literature addresses ecosystem functioning on coral reefs, available information covers only a subset of specific taxa, ecological processes and environmental stressors. What is lacking is a comparative assessment across the diverse range of coral reef species to synthesise available knowledge to inform science and management. Here we employed expert elicitation coupled with a literature review to generate the first comprehensive assessment of 70 taxonomically diverse and functionally distinct coral reef species from microbes to top predators to summarise reef functioning. Although our synthesis is largely through the lens of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, a particularly data-rich system, it is relevant to coral reefs in general. We use this assessment to evaluate which taxa drive processes that maintain a healthy reef, and whether or not management of these taxa is considered a priority (i.e. are they vulnerable?) or is feasible (i.e. can they be managed?). Scientific certainty was scored to weight our recommendations, particularly when certainty was low. We use five case studies to highlight critical gaps in knowledge that limit our understanding of ecosystem functioning. To inform the development of novel management strategies and research objectives, we identify taxa that support positive interactions and enhance ecosystem performance, including those where these roles are currently underappreciated. We conclude that current initiatives effectively capture many priority taxa, but that there is significant room to increase opportunities for underappreciated taxa in both science and management to maximally safeguard coral reef functioning.
    Book
    Oceanography and Marine Biology
    URI
    https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43148
    Keywords
    Volume, Todd, Swearer, Smith, S, Russell, Review, P, OMBAR, Oceanography, Marine, L, I, Hawkins, Firth, Evans, Biology, Bates,B, Annual, Allcock
    ISBN
    9780367367947, 9780429351495, 9780367524722
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
    Publisher website
    https://taylorandfrancis.com/
    Publication date and place
    2020
    Imprint
    CRC Press
    Classification
    Marine biology
    Rights
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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