COMMENTARY: Call to protect all coral reefs

被引:130
作者
Bridge, Tom C. L. [1 ]
Hughes, Terry P. [1 ]
Guinotte, John M. [2 ]
Bongaerts, Pim [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] James Cook Univ, Australian Res Council, Ctr Excellence Coral Reef Studies, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
[2] Marine Conservat Inst, Seattle, WA 98103 USA
[3] Univ Queensland, Australian Res Council, Ctr Excellene Coral Reef Studies, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
[4] Univ Queensland, Global Change Inst, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
关键词
DEEP; CONNECTIVITY;
D O I
10.1038/nclimate1879
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The world's coral reefs are in decline, threatening the food security of millions of people. Adopting an ecosystem-scale approach that protects deep as well as shallow reefs would deliver several social and economic benefits.
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