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Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs
Reporting progress against targets for international biodiversity agreements is hindered by a shortage of suitable biodiversity data. We describe a cost-effective system involving Reef Life Survey citizen scientists in the systematic collection of quantitative data covering multiple phyla that can u...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5384302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28596615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw180 |
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author | Stuart-Smith, Rick D. Edgar, Graham J. Barrett, Neville S. Bates, Amanda E. Baker, Susan C. Bax, Nicholas J. Becerro, Mikel A. Berkhout, Just Blanchard, Julia L. Brock, Daniel J. Clark, Graeme F. Cooper, Antonia T. Davis, Tom R. Day, Paul B. Duffy, J. Emmett Holmes, Thomas H. Howe, Steffan A. Jordan, Alan Kininmonth, Stuart Knott, Nathan A. Lefcheck, Jonathan S. Ling, Scott D. Parr, Amanda Strain, Elisabeth Sweatman, Hugh Thomson, Russell |
author_facet | Stuart-Smith, Rick D. Edgar, Graham J. Barrett, Neville S. Bates, Amanda E. Baker, Susan C. Bax, Nicholas J. Becerro, Mikel A. Berkhout, Just Blanchard, Julia L. Brock, Daniel J. Clark, Graeme F. Cooper, Antonia T. Davis, Tom R. Day, Paul B. Duffy, J. Emmett Holmes, Thomas H. Howe, Steffan A. Jordan, Alan Kininmonth, Stuart Knott, Nathan A. Lefcheck, Jonathan S. Ling, Scott D. Parr, Amanda Strain, Elisabeth Sweatman, Hugh Thomson, Russell |
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description | Reporting progress against targets for international biodiversity agreements is hindered by a shortage of suitable biodiversity data. We describe a cost-effective system involving Reef Life Survey citizen scientists in the systematic collection of quantitative data covering multiple phyla that can underpin numerous marine biodiversity indicators at high spatial and temporal resolution. We then summarize the findings of a continental- and decadal-scale State of the Environment assessment for rocky and coral reefs based on indicators of ecosystem state relating to fishing, ocean warming, and invasive species and describing the distribution of threatened species. Fishing impacts are widespread, whereas substantial warming-related change affected some regions between 2005 and 2015. Invasive species are concentrated near harbors in southeastern Australia, and the threatened-species index is highest for the Great Australian Bight and Tasman Sea. Our approach can be applied globally to improve reporting against biodiversity targets and enhance public and policymakers’ understanding of marine biodiversity trends. |
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spelling | pubmed-53843022017-06-08 Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs Stuart-Smith, Rick D. Edgar, Graham J. Barrett, Neville S. Bates, Amanda E. Baker, Susan C. Bax, Nicholas J. Becerro, Mikel A. Berkhout, Just Blanchard, Julia L. Brock, Daniel J. Clark, Graeme F. Cooper, Antonia T. Davis, Tom R. Day, Paul B. Duffy, J. Emmett Holmes, Thomas H. Howe, Steffan A. Jordan, Alan Kininmonth, Stuart Knott, Nathan A. Lefcheck, Jonathan S. Ling, Scott D. Parr, Amanda Strain, Elisabeth Sweatman, Hugh Thomson, Russell Bioscience Overview Articles Reporting progress against targets for international biodiversity agreements is hindered by a shortage of suitable biodiversity data. We describe a cost-effective system involving Reef Life Survey citizen scientists in the systematic collection of quantitative data covering multiple phyla that can underpin numerous marine biodiversity indicators at high spatial and temporal resolution. We then summarize the findings of a continental- and decadal-scale State of the Environment assessment for rocky and coral reefs based on indicators of ecosystem state relating to fishing, ocean warming, and invasive species and describing the distribution of threatened species. Fishing impacts are widespread, whereas substantial warming-related change affected some regions between 2005 and 2015. Invasive species are concentrated near harbors in southeastern Australia, and the threatened-species index is highest for the Great Australian Bight and Tasman Sea. Our approach can be applied globally to improve reporting against biodiversity targets and enhance public and policymakers’ understanding of marine biodiversity trends. Oxford University Press 2017-02-01 2017-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5384302/ /pubmed/28596615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw180 Text en © The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Overview Articles Stuart-Smith, Rick D. Edgar, Graham J. Barrett, Neville S. Bates, Amanda E. Baker, Susan C. Bax, Nicholas J. Becerro, Mikel A. Berkhout, Just Blanchard, Julia L. Brock, Daniel J. Clark, Graeme F. Cooper, Antonia T. Davis, Tom R. Day, Paul B. Duffy, J. Emmett Holmes, Thomas H. Howe, Steffan A. Jordan, Alan Kininmonth, Stuart Knott, Nathan A. Lefcheck, Jonathan S. Ling, Scott D. Parr, Amanda Strain, Elisabeth Sweatman, Hugh Thomson, Russell Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs |
title | Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs |
title_full | Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs |
title_fullStr | Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs |
title_short | Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs |
title_sort | assessing national biodiversity trends for rocky and coral reefs through the integration of citizen science and scientific monitoring programs |
topic | Overview Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5384302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28596615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw180 |
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