2024/08/08 by Alexandra Leeper, Leeper, Alexandra
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies #Marine and coastal plant biology #Marine and fisheries research
paper · pdf · doi:10.24382/0yta-va18
openalex publication_date 2024/08/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
A review and synthesis was carried out on the extensive literature concerned with \necosystem thresholds on tropical coral reefs to collate research carried out globally, \nand highlight gaps in the existing knowledge. This study aims to inform the future \nmanagement of ecosystem thresholds of tropical coral reefs. Information was \ngathered from existing literature concerning ecosystem thresholds at named tropical \ncoral reef locations and the distribution of studies was mapped in order to draw \nconclusions about the state of threshold research on coral reefs, and to make \nrecommendations for future research and management. The synthesis highlighted \nthe negative influence of removing herbivorous grazers, and the need for quantitative \nmeasures for the resilience of reefs to anthropogenic stress. It was also found that \nprevious research sites predominantly focused on two main areas; The Great Barrier \nReefs, and Caribbean reefs.