![]() Furthermore, macroalgal cover was significantly negatively correlated with the change in total coral cover over time. Surveys of ten sites inside and outside a Bahamian marine reserve over a 2.5-year period demonstrated that increases in coral cover, including adjustments for the initial size-distribution of corals, were significantly higher at reserve sites than those in non-reserve sites. Here we investigate whether reductions in macroalgal cover, caused by recovery of herbivorous parrotfishes within a reserve, have resulted in a faster rate of coral recovery than in areas subject to fishing. However, evidence for reserves facilitating coral recovery has been lacking. This approach might be particularly suitable for coral reefs, which are acutely threatened by climate change, yet the trophic cascades generated by reserves are strong enough that they might theoretically enhance the rate of coral recovery after disturbance. ![]() Short description (computer translated from Russian into English): Title: Korchak Yanush. Please feel free to request a detailed description. Pedagogical heritage., 1990, n/a by n/a Edition: n/a Book Condition: Good Book Description: n/a. The fisheries and biodiversity benefits of marine reserves are widely recognised but there is mounting interest in exploiting the importance of herbivorous fishes as a tool to help ecosystems recover from climate change impacts. Pedagogicheskoe nasledie./ Korczak Janusz.
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