Marine conservation planning for persistent coral reef communities: Incorporating connectivity and resilience

澳大利亚的生物多样性支撑了我们的大部分经济财富--例如，惊人的珊瑚礁多样性为数十亿美元的旅游业提供了动力。然而，尽管为保护海洋生态系统做出了大量努力，但澳大利亚珊瑚礁面临着越来越大的气候变化灾难风险。为了对抗这一趋势，我们必须选择海洋保护区网络，采用考虑气候变化动态性质和珊瑚礁社区反应的方法，以最大限度地保持珊瑚礁生物多样性的持久性。新的理论和方法将使我们能够创建更有效和更经济高效的海洋保护区系统。

Australia's biological diversity underpins much of our economic wealth - for example the remarkable diversity of coral reefs fuels a multibillion dollar tourism industry. However, despite substantial efforts to conserve marine ecosystems, Australian coral reefs are at increasing risk from climate change related catastrophes. To counteract this trend, we must choose marine reserve networks using methods that account for the dynamic nature of climate change and reef community responses to maximise the persistence of reef biodiversity. The new theory and methods will enable us to create more effective and economically efficient marine reserve systems.