@article{fdi:010092601,
  title = {{R}e-connecting ecosystems : {I}ntegrating coral reefs into monitoring of island restoration},
  author = {{B}enkwitt, {C}. {E}. and {B}istolas, {K}. {S}. {I}. and {D}evore, {J}. {L}. and {D}ucatez, {S}imon and {G}ómez, {J}. {P}. and {W}right, {R}. and {Z}ubia, {M}. and {H}arnay, {P}. and {B}eguet, {T}. and {W}edding, {L}. {M}. and {B}urkepile, {D}. {E}. and {M}urphy, {F}. and {G}raham, {N}. {A}. {J}. and {T}hurber, {R}. {V}. and {E}pstein, {H}. {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}cosystems are intrinsically linked, such that management actions in one ecosystem can influence adjacent ecosystems. {H}owever, adequate data, and even protocols, for monitoring cross-ecosystem responses to conservation initiatives are lacking. {H}ere, we evaluate potential indicators, operating on different spatial, temporal, and biological scales, for measuring the effects of island-based restoration on coral reef ecosystems. {W}e show that island restoration status had consistent effects on populations of tropical seabirds across spatial scales from 100 m to entire islands. {S}eabirds, in turn, provided nutrient subsidies that were incorporated by marine algae and coral-reef fishes, with the most pronounced effects closer to shore, at leeward sites, and at low trophic levels. {M}icrobes and macroalgae exhibited assemblage-level responses to seabird-derived nutrients entering the marine environment, but there were few differences in coral reef benthic and fish assemblages. {B}y identifying and focusing on specific indicators such as macroalgal nutrients, managers can better monitor cross-ecosystem responses to conservation interventions with limited resources.},
  keywords = {{I}sland restoration ; {R}at eradication ; {C}oral reefs ; {C}ross-ecosystem ; response ; {S}eabird nutrients ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {SOCIETE} {ILES} ; {TETIAROA} {ATOLL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {I}ndicators},
  volume = {170},
  numero = {},
  pages = {113042 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {1470-160{X}},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.113042},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092601},
}