One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

The conservation status of 845 zooxanthellate reef-building coral species was assessed by using International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Criteria. Of the 704 species that could be assigned conservation status, 32.8% are in categories with elevated risk of extinction. Declines in abund...

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Main Authors: Carpenter, Kent E., Abrar, Muhammad, Aeby, Greta, Aronson, Richard B., Banks, Stuart, Bruckner, Andrew, Chiriboga, Angel, Cortés, Jorge, Delbeek, J. Charles, DeVantier, Lyndon, Edgar, Graham J., Edwards, Alasdair J., Fenner, Douglas, Guzmán, Héctor M., Hoeksema, Bert W., Hodgson, Gregor, Johan, Ofri, Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y., Livingstone, Suzanne R., Lovell, Edward R., Moore, Jennifer A., Obura, David O., Ochavillo, Domingo, Polidoro, Beth A., Precht, William F., Quibilan, Miledel C., Reboton, Clarissa, Richards, Zoe T., Rogers, Alex D., Sanciangco, Jonnell
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-53222022-11-10T07:30:31Z One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts Carpenter, Kent E. Abrar, Muhammad Aeby, Greta Aronson, Richard B. Banks, Stuart Bruckner, Andrew Chiriboga, Angel Cortés, Jorge Delbeek, J. Charles DeVantier, Lyndon Edgar, Graham J. Edwards, Alasdair J. Fenner, Douglas Guzmán, Héctor M. Hoeksema, Bert W. Hodgson, Gregor Johan, Ofri Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y. Livingstone, Suzanne R. Lovell, Edward R. Moore, Jennifer A. Obura, David O. Ochavillo, Domingo Polidoro, Beth A. Precht, William F. Quibilan, Miledel C. Reboton, Clarissa Richards, Zoe T. Rogers, Alex D. Sanciangco, Jonnell The conservation status of 845 zooxanthellate reef-building coral species was assessed by using International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Criteria. Of the 704 species that could be assigned conservation status, 32.8% are in categories with elevated risk of extinction. Declines in abundance are associated with bleaching and diseases driven by elevated sea surface temperatures, with extinction risk further exacerbated by local-scale anthropogenic disturbances. The proportion of corals threatened with extinction has increased dramatically in recent decades and exceeds that of most terrestrial groups. The Caribbean has the largest proportion of corals in high extinction risk categories, whereas the Coral Triangle (western Pacific) has the highest proportion of species in all categories of elevated extinction risk. Our results emphasize the widespread plight of coral reefs and the urgent need to enact conservation measures. 2022-01-27T02:20:44Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4569 info:doi/10.1126/science.1159196 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Coral reef conservation Coral reef ecology Coral declines Biology
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
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topic Coral reef conservation
Coral reef ecology
Coral declines
Biology
spellingShingle Coral reef conservation
Coral reef ecology
Coral declines
Biology
Carpenter, Kent E.
Abrar, Muhammad
Aeby, Greta
Aronson, Richard B.
Banks, Stuart
Bruckner, Andrew
Chiriboga, Angel
Cortés, Jorge
Delbeek, J. Charles
DeVantier, Lyndon
Edgar, Graham J.
Edwards, Alasdair J.
Fenner, Douglas
Guzmán, Héctor M.
Hoeksema, Bert W.
Hodgson, Gregor
Johan, Ofri
Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y.
Livingstone, Suzanne R.
Lovell, Edward R.
Moore, Jennifer A.
Obura, David O.
Ochavillo, Domingo
Polidoro, Beth A.
Precht, William F.
Quibilan, Miledel C.
Reboton, Clarissa
Richards, Zoe T.
Rogers, Alex D.
Sanciangco, Jonnell
One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
description The conservation status of 845 zooxanthellate reef-building coral species was assessed by using International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Criteria. Of the 704 species that could be assigned conservation status, 32.8% are in categories with elevated risk of extinction. Declines in abundance are associated with bleaching and diseases driven by elevated sea surface temperatures, with extinction risk further exacerbated by local-scale anthropogenic disturbances. The proportion of corals threatened with extinction has increased dramatically in recent decades and exceeds that of most terrestrial groups. The Caribbean has the largest proportion of corals in high extinction risk categories, whereas the Coral Triangle (western Pacific) has the highest proportion of species in all categories of elevated extinction risk. Our results emphasize the widespread plight of coral reefs and the urgent need to enact conservation measures.
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author Carpenter, Kent E.
Abrar, Muhammad
Aeby, Greta
Aronson, Richard B.
Banks, Stuart
Bruckner, Andrew
Chiriboga, Angel
Cortés, Jorge
Delbeek, J. Charles
DeVantier, Lyndon
Edgar, Graham J.
Edwards, Alasdair J.
Fenner, Douglas
Guzmán, Héctor M.
Hoeksema, Bert W.
Hodgson, Gregor
Johan, Ofri
Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y.
Livingstone, Suzanne R.
Lovell, Edward R.
Moore, Jennifer A.
Obura, David O.
Ochavillo, Domingo
Polidoro, Beth A.
Precht, William F.
Quibilan, Miledel C.
Reboton, Clarissa
Richards, Zoe T.
Rogers, Alex D.
Sanciangco, Jonnell
author_facet Carpenter, Kent E.
Abrar, Muhammad
Aeby, Greta
Aronson, Richard B.
Banks, Stuart
Bruckner, Andrew
Chiriboga, Angel
Cortés, Jorge
Delbeek, J. Charles
DeVantier, Lyndon
Edgar, Graham J.
Edwards, Alasdair J.
Fenner, Douglas
Guzmán, Héctor M.
Hoeksema, Bert W.
Hodgson, Gregor
Johan, Ofri
Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y.
Livingstone, Suzanne R.
Lovell, Edward R.
Moore, Jennifer A.
Obura, David O.
Ochavillo, Domingo
Polidoro, Beth A.
Precht, William F.
Quibilan, Miledel C.
Reboton, Clarissa
Richards, Zoe T.
Rogers, Alex D.
Sanciangco, Jonnell
author_sort Carpenter, Kent E.
title One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
title_short One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
title_full One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
title_fullStr One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
title_full_unstemmed One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
title_sort one-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2022
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4569
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