An assessment of coral communities on more than 2,500 reefs across the Indo-Pacific identifies three categories of reef according to their functionality and vulnerability to ocean warming. This categorization reveals a sobering picture of today’s coral reefs, but also provides a foundation for their future management.
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Brandl, S.J. Big data guides pragmatic management. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 1283–1284 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0957-4
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