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A global analysis of the effectiveness of marine protected areas in preventing coral lossElizabeth R Selig
Curriculum in Ecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e9278. 2010..However, the general efficacy of MPAs in increasing coral reef resilience has never been tested...
Regional decline of coral cover in the Indo-Pacific: timing, extent, and subregional comparisonsJohn F Bruno
Department of Marine Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
PLoS ONE 2:e711. 2007..However, little is known about the timing, rate or spatial variability of the loss of reef-building corals, especially in the Indo-Pacific, which contains 75% of the world's coral reefs...
Thermal stress and coral cover as drivers of coral disease outbreaksJohn F Bruno
Department of Marine Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
PLoS Biol 5:e124. 2007..Our results indicate that the frequency of temperature anomalies, which is predicted to increase in most tropical oceans, can increase the susceptibility of corals to disease, leading to outbreaks where corals are abundant...
