Bright Spots among the World’s Coral Reefs. Cinner, J. E., Huchery, C., MacNeil, M. A., Graham, N. A. J., McClanahan, T. R., Maina, J., Maire, E., Kittinger, J. N., Hicks, C. C., Mora, C., Allison, E. H., D’Agata, S., Hoey, A., Feary, D. A., Crowder, L., Williams, I. D., Kulbicki, M., Vigliola, L., Wantiez, L., Edgar, G., Stuart-Smith, R. D., Sandin, S. A., Green, A. L., Hardt, M. J., Beger, M., Friedlander, A., Campbell, S. J., Holmes, K. E., Wilson, S. K., Brokovich, E., Brooks, A. J., Cruz-Motta, J. J., Booth, D. J., Chabanet, P., Gough, C., Tupper, M., Ferse, S. C. A., Sumaila, U. R., & Mouillot, D. 535(7612):416.
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$<$p$>$The health of the world's coral reefs, which provide goods and services for millions of people, is declining. Effective management of these ecosystems requires an understanding of the underlying drivers of reef decline. In a study that spans the gap between ecology and the social sciences, Joshua Cinner and colleagues develop a Bayesian hierarchical model, using data from more than 2,500 reefs worldwide, to predict reef fish biomass based on various socioeconomic drivers and environmental conditions. They identify 15 bright spots sites where reef biomass is significantly higher than expected. The bright spots are found not only among iconic remote and pristine areas, but also where there are strong sociocultural institutions and high levels of local engagement. On the basis of this analysis, the authors argue for a refocus of coral reef conservation efforts away from locating and protecting remote, pristine sites, towards unlocking potential solutions from sites that have successfully confronted the coral reef crisis.$<$/p$>$
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  langid = {english},
  title = {Bright Spots among the World’s Coral Reefs},
  volume = {535},
  issn = {1476-4687},
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/nature18607},
  doi = {10.1038/nature18607},
  abstract = {{$<$}p{$>$}The health of the world's coral reefs, which provide goods and services for millions of people, is declining. Effective management of these ecosystems requires an understanding of the underlying drivers of reef decline. In a study that spans the gap between ecology and the social sciences, Joshua Cinner and colleagues develop a Bayesian hierarchical model, using data from more than 2,500 reefs worldwide, to predict reef fish biomass based on various socioeconomic drivers and environmental conditions. They identify 15 bright spots  sites where reef biomass is significantly higher than expected. The bright spots are found not only among iconic remote and pristine areas, but also where there are strong sociocultural institutions and high levels of local engagement. On the basis of this analysis, the authors argue for a refocus of coral reef conservation efforts away from locating and protecting remote, pristine sites, towards unlocking potential solutions from sites that have successfully confronted the coral reef crisis.{$<$}/p{$>$}},
  number = {7612},
  journaltitle = {Nature},
  urldate = {2017-11-30},
  date = {2016-07},
  pages = {416},
  author = {Cinner, Joshua E. and Huchery, Cindy and MacNeil, M. Aaron and Graham, Nicholas A. J. and McClanahan, Tim R. and Maina, Joseph and Maire, Eva and Kittinger, John N. and Hicks, Christina C. and Mora, Camilo and Allison, Edward H. and D’Agata, Stephanie and Hoey, Andrew and Feary, David A. and Crowder, Larry and Williams, Ivor D. and Kulbicki, Michel and Vigliola, Laurent and Wantiez, Laurent and Edgar, Graham and Stuart-Smith, Rick D. and Sandin, Stuart A. and Green, Alison L. and Hardt, Marah J. and Beger, Maria and Friedlander, Alan and Campbell, Stuart J. and Holmes, Katherine E. and Wilson, Shaun K. and Brokovich, Eran and Brooks, Andrew J. and Cruz-Motta, Juan J. and Booth, David J. and Chabanet, Pascale and Gough, Charlie and Tupper, Mark and Ferse, Sebastian C. A. and Sumaila, U. Rashid and Mouillot, David},
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