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Patrick F. Smallhorn-West

Researcher at James Cook University

Publications -  24
Citations -  384

Patrick F. Smallhorn-West is an academic researcher from James Cook University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coral reef & Reef. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 17 publications receiving 219 citations. Previous affiliations of Patrick F. Smallhorn-West include WorldFish.

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Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

Emily S. Darling, +94 more
TL;DR: Comprehensive coral abundance data from 2,584 Indo-Pacific reefs is compiled to evaluate the influence of 21 climate, social and environmental drivers on the ecology of reef coral assemblages and proposes a framework of three management strategies to protect, recover or transform coral reef management.
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Ecological and socioeconomic impacts of marine protected areas in the South Pacific: assessing the evidence base

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a structured literature search and synthesis of MPA evaluation studies from the South Pacific to determine: (i) the overall ecological and socioeconomic impacts of MPAs in the region, (ii) what factors were associated with positive, neutral, or negative impacts, and (iii) to what extent the MPAs evaluation literature from the region has incorporated counterfactual thinking and robust impact evaluation techniques.
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Predicting impact to assess the efficacy of community-based marine reserve design

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare community-based and systematic marine reserves in Tonga to a systematic configuration specifically aimed at maximizing the potential impact of marine resources, and find that the community based approach provides 84% of the recovery potential of the configuration with the greatest potential impact.