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Tim R. McClanahan

Researcher at Wildlife Conservation Society

Publications -  341
Citations -  30710

Tim R. McClanahan is an academic researcher from Wildlife Conservation Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coral reef & Reef. The author has an hindex of 94, co-authored 333 publications receiving 27849 citations. Previous affiliations of Tim R. McClanahan include University of Florida & Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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Coral reefs: corals' adaptive response to climate change

TL;DR: Corals containing unusual algal symbionts that are thermally tolerant and commonly associated with high-temperature environments are much more abundant on reefs that have been severely affected by recent climate change, indicating that these devastated reefs could be more resistant to future thermal stress.
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Effects of climate -induced coral bleaching on coral -reef fishes — ecological and economic consequences

TL;DR: Urgent action on the fundamental causes of climate change and appropriate management of critical elements of habitat structure (coral cover and topographic complexity) are key to ensuring long-term persistence of coral-reef fishes.
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Decadal trends in marine reserves reveal differential rates of change in direct and indirect effects

TL;DR: Populations of directly targeted species were more stable in reserves than in fished areas, suggesting increased ecologic resilience, an important benefit of marine reserves with respect to their function as a tool for conservation and restoration.
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Evaluating life‐history strategies of reef corals from species traits

TL;DR: This work identifies up to four life-history strategies that appear globally consistent across 143 species of reef corals: competitive, weedy, stress-tolerant and generalist taxa, which are primarily separated by colony morphology, growth rate and reproductive mode.