Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems

Source: PLoSONE, vol.3 (8) August 2008
"Coral reefs have emerged as one of the ecosystems most vulnerable to climate variation and change. While the contribution of a warming climate to the loss of live coral cover has been well documented across large spatial and temporal scales, the associated effects on fish have not. Here, we respond to recent and repeated calls to assess the importance of local management in conserving coral reefs in the context of global climate change."