Cant, J orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-1752, Salguero-Gomez, R and Beger, M orcid.org/0000-0003-1363-3571 (2022) Transient demographic approaches can drastically expand the toolbox of coral reef science. Coral Reefs, 41 (5). pp. 885-896. ISSN 0722-4028
Abstract
Coral communities are threatened by an increasing plethora of abiotic and biotic disturbances. Preventing the ensuing loss of coral coverage and diversity calls for a mechanistic understanding of resilience across coral species and populations that is currently lacking in coral reef science. Assessments into the dynamics of coral populations typically focus on their long-term (i.e. asymptotic) characteristics, tacitly assuming stable environments in which populations can attain their long-term characteristics. Instead, we argue that greater focus is needed on investigating the transient (i.e. short-term) dynamics of coral populations to describe and predict their characteristics and trajectories within unstable environments. Applying transient demographic approaches to evaluating and forecasting the responses of coral populations to disturbance holds promise for expediting our capacity to predict and manage the resilience of coral populations, species, and communities.
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Keywords: | Asymptotic dynamics; Disturbances; Population dynamics; Reef conservation; Resilience |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 May 2022 14:42 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:58 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s00338-022-02250-x |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:186339 |