@article{fdi:010053382, title = {{E}xtinction vulnerability of coral reef fishes}, author = {{G}raham, {N}. {A}. {J}. and {C}habanet, {P}ascale and {E}vans, {R}. {D}. and {J}ennings, {S}. and {L}etourneur, {Y}. and {M}ac{N}eil, {M}. {A}. and {M}c{C}lanahan, {T}. {R}. and {O}hman, {M}. {C}. and {P}olunin, {N}. {V}. {C}. and {W}ilson, {S}. {K}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}ith rapidly increasing rates of contemporary extinction, predicting extinction vulnerability and identifying how multiple stressors drive non-random species loss have become key challenges in ecology. {T}hese assessments are crucial for avoiding the loss of key functional groups that sustain ecosystem processes and services. {W}e developed a novel predictive framework of species extinction vulnerability and applied it to coral reef fishes. {A}lthough relatively few coral reef fishes are at risk of global extinction from climate disturbances, a negative convex relationship between fish species locally vulnerable to climate change vs. fisheries exploitation indicates that the entire community is vulnerable on the many reefs where both stressors co-occur. {F}ishes involved in maintaining key ecosystem functions are more at risk from fishing than climate disturbances. {T}his finding is encouraging as local and regional commitment to fisheries management action can maintain reef ecosystem functions pending progress towards the more complex global problem of stabilizing the climate.}, keywords = {additive effects ; climate change ; coral reef ecology ; ecosystem ; function ; fisheries ; multiple stressors ; resilience ; synergy}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}cology {L}etters}, volume = {14}, numero = {4}, pages = {341--348}, ISSN = {1461-023{X}}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01592.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053382}, }