Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: By 2050, coral reefs as they exist today may completely disappear (Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, 2014). As one of the most important and biologically diverse ecosystems, the extinction of coral reefs would cause major social-ecological challenges. Home to over a quarter of all marine life, coral reefs provide an essential habitat for over 1 million aquatic species 1 . Additionally, coral reefs hold immense ecological, economic, and cultural value, providing multiple benefits for human communities living in coastal regions 2 . Not only do coral reefs protect coastlines from erosion, waves, and storms, but they also provide essential opportunities for income, food, and new medicine 3 , 4 . Estimates point to over half a billion people depending upon healthy coral reefs to sustain their livelihoods 5 .
Source: npj Ocean Sustainability
Institutions: Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,090
OpenAlex ID: W4410429466