Abstract Coral reefs around the world have recently been decimated by successive years of worldwide mass bleaching linked to global climate change and the increasing incidence of marine heatwaves. Coral reef scientists, managers, and users are struggling to come to terms with the impacts of what is a very large-scale and seemingly unmanageable driver of change, at least at the localised scale of most management jurisdictions. Although coral reefs will undoubtedly persist in some form, sustained and ongoing anthropogenic disturbances have drastically altered their biodiversity, composition, ecological roles and functions, and ecosystem services. This demands a re-think of conservation objectives, directions, and approaches, including assessment of key management tools and approaches that we have relied on; and the incorporation of governance approaches that take a social-ecological systems perspective. This special issue, which presents a range of perspectives relating to coral reef conservation, will help scientists and managers to think through opportunities and constraints for coral reef conservation in a changing world.

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珊瑚礁保护的新方向

摘要 世界各地的珊瑚礁最近因与全球气候变化和海洋热浪发生率增加有关的连续多年全球大规模白化而遭到破坏。珊瑚礁科学家、管理人员和用户正在努力接受这种规模非常大且看似无法管理的变革驱动因素的影响，至少在大多数管理管辖区的局部范围内是这样。尽管珊瑚礁无疑会以某种形式存在，但持续不断的人为干扰已经彻底改变了它们的生物多样性、组成、生态角色和功能以及生态系统服务。这需要重新考虑保护目标、方向和方法，包括对我们依赖的关键管理工具和方法的评估；以及从社会生态系统的角度纳入治理方法。本期特刊介绍了与珊瑚礁保护相关的一系列观点，将帮助科学家和管理人员思考在不断变化的世界中珊瑚礁保护的机遇和限制。