caa a22 4500 445820144 CHVBK 20180317145241.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00338-010-0717-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00338-010-0717-z Coral reef recovery dynamics in a changing world [Elektronische Daten] [N. Graham, K. Nash, J. Kool] Coral reef ecosystems are degrading through multiple disturbances that are becoming more frequent and severe. The complexities of this degradation have been studied in detail, but little work has assessed characteristics that allow reefs to bounce back and recover between pulse disturbance events. We quantitatively review recovery rates of coral cover from pulse disturbance events among 48 different reef locations, testing the relative roles of disturbance characteristics, reef characteristics, connectivity and anthropogenic influences. Reefs in the western Pacific Ocean had the fastest recovery, whereas reefs in the geographically isolated eastern Pacific Ocean were slowest to recover, reflecting regional differences in coral composition, fish functional diversity and geographic isolation. Disturbances that opened up large areas of benthic space recovered quickly, potentially because of nonlinear recovery where recruitment rates were high. The type of disturbance had a limited effect on subsequent rates of reef recovery, although recovery was faster following crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks. This inconsequential role of disturbance type may be in part due to the role of unaltered structural complexity in maintaining key reef processes, such as recruitment and herbivory. Few studies explicitly recorded potential ecological determinants of recovery, such as recruitment rates, structural complexity of habitat and the functional composition of reef-associated fish. There was some evidence of slower recovery rates within protected areas compared with other management systems and fished areas, which may reflect the higher initial coral cover in protected areas rather than reflecting a management effect. A better understanding of the driving role of processes, structural complexity and diversity on recovery may enable more appropriate management actions that support coral-dominated ecosystems in our changing climate. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Resilience nationallicence Ecosystem function nationallicence Diversity nationallicence Marine protected areas nationallicence Coral bleaching nationallicence Coral reef ecology nationallicence Graham N. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 4811, Townsville, QLD, Australia aut Nash K. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 4811, Townsville, QLD, Australia aut Kool J. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 4811, Townsville, QLD, Australia aut Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/2(2011-06-01), 283-294 0722-4028 30:2<283 2011 30 338 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0717-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0717-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Graham N. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 4811, Townsville, QLD, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nash K. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 4811, Townsville, QLD, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kool J. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 4811, Townsville, QLD, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/2(2011-06-01), 283-294 0722-4028 30:2<283 2011 30 338 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer