Large-scale destruction of coral reefs has significant non-local ecological impacts
Large-scale destruction of coral reefs generates significant non-local ecological and economic impacts, disrupting regional larval connectivity, marine food webs, and coastal protection.
The provided literature highlights that coral reefs function as interconnected networks where larval dispersal links distant marine systems. Consequently, extensive degradation or bleaching causes cascading regional consequences, including disrupted food chains, compromised fisheries, and diminished coastal protection across non-local scales.
P. Pata, Aletta T. Yñiguez. Larval connectivity patterns of the North Indo-West Pacific coral reefs. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219913
Paper [0] demonstrates larval connectivity across regions, implying that destruction affecting source reefs directly impacts remote, connected ecosystems.
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E. Hernández-Delgado, Carmen M. González-Ramos, Pedro J. Alejandro-Camis. Large-scale coral recruitment patterns on Mona Island, Puerto Rico: evidence of a transitional community trajectory after massive coral bleaching and mortality. 2014. https://doi.org/10.15517/RBT.V62I0.15901
Paper [3] highlights how widespread coral mortality and limited connectivity lead to cascading ecological failures across regional reef systems.
A. Susanti, F. Silaban, Lambok Febryan Aritonang, Y. Sitompul. Coral Reef Bleaching Crisis: Impacts on Indonesia's Marine Ecosystems and Coastal Economy. 2025. https://doi.org/10.31629/jmps.v2i1.7351
Paper [7] shows that coral reef degradation disrupts marine food chains and diminishes regional fisheries productivity and coastal protection.
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