@article{fdi:010076660, title = {{S}ocial-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the {A}nthropocene}, author = {{D}arling, {E}. {S}. and {M}c{C}lanahan, {T}. {R}. and {M}aina, {J}. and {G}urney, {G}. {G}. and {G}raham, {N}. {A}. {J}. and {J}anuchowski-{H}artley, {F}raser and {C}inner, {J}. {E}. and {M}ora, {C}. and {H}icks, {C}. {C}. and {M}aire, {E}. and {P}uotinen, {M}. and {S}kirving, {W}. {J}. and {A}djeroud, {M}ehdi and {A}hmadia, {G}. and {A}rthur, {R}. and {B}auman, {A}. {G}. and {B}eger, {M}. and {B}erumen, {M}. {L}. and {B}igot, {L}. and {B}ouwmeester, {J}. and {B}renier, {A}. and {B}ridge, {T}. {C}. {L}. and {B}rown, {E}. and {C}ampbell, {S}. {J}. and {C}annon, {S}. and {C}auvin, {B}. and {C}hen, {C}. {A}. and {C}laudet, {J}. and {D}enis, {V}. and {D}onner, {S}. and {E}stradivari, and {F}adli, {N}. and {F}eary, {D}. {A}. and {F}enner, {D}. and {F}ox, {H}. and {F}ranklin, {E}. {C}. and {F}riedlander, {A}. and {G}ilmour, {J}. and {G}oiran, {C}. and {G}uest, {J}. and {H}obbs, {J}. {P}. {A}. and {H}oey, {A}. {S}. and {H}ouk, {P}. and {J}ohnson, {S}. and {J}upiter, {S}. {D}. and {K}ayal, {M}ohsen and {K}uo, {C}. {Y}. and {L}amb, {J}. and {L}ee, {M}. {A}. {C}. and {L}ow, {J}. and {M}uthiga, {N}. and {M}uttaqin, {E}. and {N}and, {Y}. and {N}ash, {K}. {L}. and {N}edlic, {O}. and {P}andolfi, {J}. {M}. and {P}ardede, {S}. and {P}atankar, {V}. and {P}enin, {L}. and {R}ibas-{D}eulofeu, {L}. and {R}ichards, {Z}. and {R}oberts, {T}. {E}. and {R}odgers, {K}. {S}. and {S}afuan, {C}. {D}. {M}. and {S}ala, {E}. and {S}hedrawi, {G}. and {S}in, {T}. {M}. and {S}mallhorn-{W}est, {P}. and {S}mith, {J}. {E}. and {S}ommer, {B}. and {S}teinberg, {P}. {D}. and {S}utthacheep, {M}. and {T}an, {C}. {H}. {J}. and {W}illiams, {G}. {J}. and {W}ilson, {S}. and {Y}eemin, {T}. and {B}runo, {J}. {F}. and {F}ortin, {M}. {J}. and {K}rkosek, {M}. and {M}ouillot, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}ithout drastic efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate globalized stressors, tropical coral reefs are in jeopardy. {S}trategic conservation and management requires identification of the environmental and socioeconomic factors driving the persistence of scleractinian coral assemblages-the foundation species of coral reef ecosystems. {H}ere, we compiled coral abundance data from 2,584 {I}ndo-{P}acific reefs to evaluate the influence of 21 climate, social and environmental drivers on the ecology of reef coral assemblages. {H}igher abundances of framework-building corals were typically associated with: weaker thermal disturbances and longer intervals for potential recovery; slower human population growth; reduced access by human settlements and markets; and less nearby agriculture. {W}e therefore propose a framework of three management strategies (protect, recover or transform) by considering: (1) if reefs were above or below a proposed threshold of >10% cover of the coral taxa important for structural complexity and carbonate production; and (2) reef exposure to severe thermal stress during the 2014-2017 global coral bleaching event. {O}ur findings can guide urgent management efforts for coral reefs, by identifying key threats across multiple scales and strategic policy priorities that might sustain a network of functioning reefs in the {I}ndo-{P}acific to avoid ecosystem collapse.}, keywords = {{OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {E}cology and {E}volution}, volume = {3}, numero = {9}, pages = {1341--1350}, ISSN = {2397-334{X}}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1038/s41559-019-0953-8}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076660}, }