Palau’s warmest reefs harbor thermally tolerant corals that thrive across different habitats
Coral reefs are at risk due to coral bleaching caused by warming ocean temperatures and extreme heat waves, but certain coral populations exhibit tolerance to elevated temperatures. In Palau, corals within the Rock Islands experience consistently higher temperatures...Designing a Blueprint for Coral Reef Survival
The authors of this study convened coral reef experts to outline a set of principles that could be undertaken as a coordinated strategy to sustain coral reefs into the future. Through a new modeling approach, the authors show that under a climate scenario with...Resilient Reefs Initiative Webinar Series
New webinar series featuring “building blocks” of resilience-based management from around the globe, brought to you by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative in cooperation with the Reef Resilience Network.
Year in Review 2019
Many thanks to our members and contributors for all you do to improve one another’s ability to manage and restore the world’s coral reefs!
New Case Studies
Two new two case studies on emergency and rapid response efforts after major storms that occurred in 2017
Puerto Rico – Climate Adaptation
Climate-Smart Coral Reef and Watershed Management Using the Adaptation Design Tool
Strategic Communication & Visual Design Mentored Online Courses – 2018-2019
With the support of the NOAA Coral Conservation Program, 15 coral reef managers from American Samoa, Florida, Guam, and CNMI received individual communication planning support tailored to their needs.
Mapping Ocean Wealth and the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project Workshop – Saint Lucia, 2019
Thirty-five natural resource professionals representing 10 countries and 30 agencies in the Caribbean participated in a three-day workshop held in St. Lucia
Translating Resilience-based Management Theory to Practice for Coral Bleaching Recovery in Hawai‘i
Through this study, a literature review was conducted to evaluate and rank twelve potential management interventions to promote coral reef recovery following a coral bleaching event, using Hawai‘i as a case study. This effort aimed to identify effective management...Communication for Corals Workshop – Florida, 2018
The Network partnered with Pew Charitable Trusts & The Ocean Agency to host an interactive workshop to build participants’ understanding of strategic communication and develop and practice messaging skills to motivate action for reef conservation.
Year in Review 2018
As we begin 2019, all of us on the Reef Resilience Network Team want to thank you
Host and Symbionts in Pocillopora damicornis Larvae Display Different Transcriptomic Responses to Ocean Acidification and Warming
Abstract: As global ocean change progresses, reef-building corals and their early life history stages will rely on physiological plasticity to tolerate new environmental conditions. Larvae from brooding coral species contain algal symbionts upon release, which assist...Loss of Coral Reef Growth Capacity to Track Future Increases in Sea Level
Abstract: Sea-level rise (SLR) is predicted to elevate water depths above coral reefs and to increase coastal wave exposure as ecological degradation limits vertical reef growth, but projections lack data on interactions between local rates of reef growth and sea...Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Mass Bleaching of Corals in the Anthropocene
Abstract: Tropical reef systems are transitioning to a new era in which the interval between recurrent bouts of coral bleaching is too short for a full recovery of mature assemblages. We analyzed bleaching records at 100 globally distributed reef locations from 1980...Year in Review – 2017
Reflecting on the past year, there has never been a more critical time for effective coral reef management. In June of 2017, the world’s longest and most widespread bleaching event on record ended, with many reefs experiencing significant mortality. To address these...Adaptation Design Tool Online Course Announcement
This mentored course has already taken place, but you still find the Adaptation Design Tool self-paced course here. Ready to get practical with adapting your management activities in light of climate change, but wondering how to organize what can be a complicated...Adaptation Design Tool for Natural Resource Management – Minnesota, 2017
The Reef Resilience Network partnered with NOAA and EPA to host a 1.5 hour training on Adaptation Design Tool for Natural Resource Management at the National Adaptation Forum on May 11, 2017.