Tim R Mcclanahan

Biographic Data

ID	1572794
NAME	Tim R Mcclanahan
GIVEN NAMES	Tim R
FAMILY NAME	Mcclanahan
SIGNATURE	MCCLANAHAN T R
AFFILIATIONS	Wildlife Conservation Society
ORCID	0000-0001-5821-3584
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	31
TOTAL CITATIONS	81
AUTHOR COUNT	31
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2024
H-INDEX	5

Perceptions of preparedness to address climate change threats in the western Indian Ocean
Open AccessTim R McclanahanARTICLEMarine Policy2024
Multivariate environment-fish biomass model informs sustainability and lost income in Indian Ocean coral reefs
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Timothy R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2023
Fish catch responses to Covid-19 disease curfews dependent on compliance, fisheries management, and environmental contexts
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Maxwell Kodia Azali et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2022
Nutrient capture and sustainable yield maximized by a gear modification in artisanal fishing traps
Open AccessBryan P Galligan, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2022
Coral reef artisanal fisheries are an important source of nutrition and economic wellbeing for coastal communities, but their management is subject to conflicts and tradeoffs between short-term food security benefits and long-term ecological function. One potential tradeoff is between nutrient capture and fish yields, where targeting small, nutrient-dense species may be more valuable for food security than maximizing fish yields, which is more cl…
Fisheries yields and species declines in coral reefs
Open AccessTim R McclanahanARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2022
Negative trade-offs between food production and biodiversity and the positive functional diversity–productivity relationships are potentially conflicting paradigms that are frequently evoked in conservation and sustainability science and management. While the complementary niches of species could potentially increase fisheries yields, stark food-diversity trade-offs have been proposed for wild-caught fisheries. Nevertheless, this first evaluation…
Coral responses to climate change exposure
Open AccessTim R McclanahanARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2022
A brief historical narrative of coral responses to climate change exposures is followed by a review of evidence. I trace the history of investigations and summarize the findings from 112 multiple-site field studies that examined environmental exposure variables and coral bleaching and mortality response relationships. A total of 59 environmental variables in six topic areas were studied of which excess thermal exposure was the most common topic a…
Marine reserve more sustainable than gear restriction in maintaining long-term coral reef fisheries yields
Open AccessTim R McclanahanARTICLEMarine Policy2021
Identifying management actions that promote sustainable fisheries
Open AccessMichael C Melnychuk, Hiroyuki Kurota et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2021
Wilderness and conservation policies needed to avoid a coral reef fisheries crisis
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Timothy Rice McClanahanARTICLEMarine Policy2020
Multiscale determinants of social adaptive capacity in small-scale fishing communities
Open AccessStéphanie D’Agata, Emily S Darling et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2020Cited by: 2References: 10
Demographic variability and scales of agreement and disagreement over resource management restrictions
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Caroline Abunge et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2018
McClanahan, T. R., and C. A. Abunge. 2018. Demographic variability and scales of agreement and disagreement over resource management restrictions. Ecology and Society 23(4):33. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10544-230433
Simulating the outcomes of resource user- and rule-based regulations in a coral reef fisheries-ecosystem model
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Timothy R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2016References: 12
Elasticity in ecosystem services
Open AccessTim M Daw, Christina C Hicks et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2016Cited by: 8
Daw, T. M., C. Hicks, K. Brown, T. Chaigneau, F. Januchowski-Hartley, W. Cheung, S. Rosendo, B. Crona, S. Coulthard, C. Sandbrook, C. Perry, S. Bandeira, N. A. Muthiga, B. Schulte-Herbrüggen, J. Bosire, and T. R. McClanahan. 2016. Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being. Ecology and Society 21(2):11.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08173-210211
Managing fisheries for human and food security
Open AccessT Collins, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEFish and Fisheries2015
We evaluate the current status of the global marine fisheries using the frameworks of conflict, food security and vulnerability. Existing trends suggest that there is likely to be greater food insecurity and fisheries conflicts due to issues such as: declining fishery resources; a N orth– S outh divide in investment; changing consumption patterns; increasing reliance on fishery resources for coastal communities; and inescapable poverty traps crea…
Evaluating taboo trade-offs in ecosystems services and human well-being
Open AccessTim M Daw, Sarah Coulthard et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2015
Significance Environmental management inevitably involves trade-offs among different objectives, values, and stakeholders. Most evaluations of such trade-offs involve monetary valuation or calculation of aggregate production of ecosystem services, which can mask individual winners and losers. We combine a participatory, modeling, and scenarios approach to identify social–ecological trade-offs in a tropical fishery and the implications on well-bei…
A sea change on the African coast? Preliminary social and ecological outcomes of a governance transformation in Kenyan fisheries
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim R McclanahanARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2014Cited by: 6References: 6
Perceived Benefits of Fisheries Management Restrictions in Madagascar
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Joshua E Cinner et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2014Cited by: 2
McClanahan, T. R., J. E. Cinner, C. Abunge, A. Rabearisoa, P. Mahatante, F. Ramahatratra, and N. Andrianarivelo. 2014. Perceived benefits of fisheries management restrictions in Madagascar. Ecology and Society 19(1): 5. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06080-190105
Coral reefs in a crystal ball
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Nicholas A J Graham et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2013Cited by: 1References: 1
Comanagement of coral reef social-ecological systems
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2012
In an effort to deliver better outcomes for people and the ecosystems they depend on, many governments and civil society groups are engaging natural resource users in collaborative management arrangements (frequently called comanagement). However, there are few empirical studies demonstrating the social and institutional conditions conducive to successful comanagement outcomes, especially in small-scale fisheries. Here, we evaluate 42 comanagemen…
A framework to assess national level vulnerability from the perspective of food security
Open AccessSara Hughes, Annie Yau et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2012Cited by: 7References: 9
Transitions toward co-management
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim M Daw et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2012Cited by: 19References: 9
Wicked Social-Ecological Problems Forcing Unprecedented Change on the Latitudinal Margins of Coral Reefs
Open AccessJ Henrich Bruggemann, Martine Rodier et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2012Cited by: 2
Bruggemann, J. H., M. Rodier, M. M. M. Guillaume, S. Andréfouët, R. Arfi, J. E. Cinner, M. Pichon, F. Ramahatratra, F. Rasoamanendrika, J. Zinke, and T. R. McClanahan. 2012. Wicked social-ecological problems forcing unprecedented change on the latitudinal margins of coral reefs: the case of southwest Madagascar. Ecology and Society 17(4): 47. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05300-170447
Vulnerability of coastal communities to key impacts of climate change on coral reef fisheries
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2011Cited by: 25References: 17
Rebuilding Global Fisheries
Open AccessBoris Worm, Ray Hilborn et al.ARTICLEScience2009
Fighting for Fisheries In the debate concerning the future of the world's fisheries, some have forecasted complete collapse but others have challenged this view. The protagonists in this debate have now joined forces to present a thorough quantitative review of current trends in world fisheries. Worm et al. (p. 578 ) evaluate the evidence for a global rebuilding of marine capture fisheries and their supporting ecosystems. Contrasting regions that…
Socioeconomic Factors that Affect Artisanal Fishers’ Readiness to Exit a Declining Fishery
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim M Daw et al.ARTICLEConservation Biology2009
The emerging world crisis created by declining fish stocks poses a challenge to resource users and managers. The problem is particularly acute in poor nations, such as those in East Africa, where fishing is an important subsistence activity but high fishing intensity and use of destructive gear have resulted in declining catches. In this context developing effective management strategies requires an understanding of how fishers may respond to dec…

East African ecosystems and their conservation
Tim R Mcclanahan, T P Young et al.BOOKEast African ecosystems and their…1996
East Africa is one of the most diverse and interesting tropical area on the planet. It is home not only to the last great megafaunal assemblage, but also to human populations with the highest growth rates. This book draws on the expertise of leading ecologists, each intimately familiar with a particular set of East African ecosystems, to provide the first in-depth and integrated account of the ecology, management, threats, and conservation of the…
Ecological States and the Resilience of Coral Reefs
Open AccessT Collins, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2002
"We review the evidence for multiple ecological states and the factors that create ecological resilience in coral reef ecosystems. There are natural differences among benthic communities along gradients of water temperature, light, nutrients, and organic matter associated with upwelling-downwelling and onshore-offshore systems. Along gradients from oligotrophy to eutrophy, plant-animal symbioses tend to decrease, and the abundance of algae and he…
Effects of the 1998 Coral Morality Event on Kenyan Coral Reefs and Fisheries
T Collins, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2002References: 20
Data were collected in southern Kenya on coral reef ecosystems and fisheries to assess the influence of the 1998 coral bleaching and mortality event. We compared benthic cover, sea urchin and fish abundance in unfished marine parks and fished reefs and the reef-associated fisheries 3 years before and after 1998. Hard and soft coral decreased while coralline algae increased in both management areas. Turf increased in marine parks and sponge and fl…
Effects of the 1998 Coral Morality Event on Kenyan Coral Reefs and Fisheries
T Collins, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2002Cited by: 2
Data were collected in southern Kenya on coral reef ecosystems and fisheries to assess the influence of the 1998 coral bleaching and mortality event. We compared benthic cover, sea urchin and fish abundance in unfished marine parks and fished reefs and the reef-associated fisheries 3 years before and after 1998. Hard and soft coral decreased while coralline algae increased in both management areas. Turf increased in marine parks and sponge and fl…
Periodic Closures as Adaptive Coral Reef Management in the Indo-Pacific
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Josh Cinner et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2006Cited by: 5
Cinner, J., M. J. Marnane, T. R. McClanahan, and G. R. Almany 2005. Periodic closures as adaptive coral reef management in the Indo-Pacific. Ecology and Society 11(1): 31. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01618-110131
Rebuilding Global Fisheries
Open AccessBoris Worm, Ray Hilborn et al.ARTICLEScience2009
Fighting for Fisheries In the debate concerning the future of the world's fisheries, some have forecasted complete collapse but others have challenged this view. The protagonists in this debate have now joined forces to present a thorough quantitative review of current trends in world fisheries. Worm et al. (p. 578 ) evaluate the evidence for a global rebuilding of marine capture fisheries and their supporting ecosystems. Contrasting regions that…
Socioeconomic Factors that Affect Artisanal Fishers’ Readiness to Exit a Declining Fishery
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim M Daw et al.ARTICLEConservation Biology2009
The emerging world crisis created by declining fish stocks poses a challenge to resource users and managers. The problem is particularly acute in poor nations, such as those in East Africa, where fishing is an important subsistence activity but high fishing intensity and use of destructive gear have resulted in declining catches. In this context developing effective management strategies requires an understanding of how fishers may respond to dec…
Trade-Offs in Values Assigned to Ecological Goods and Services Associated with Different Coral Reef Management Strategies
Open AccessChristina C Hicks, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2009Cited by: 2
Hicks, C. C., T. R. McClanahan, J. E. Cinner, and J. M. Hills. 2009. Trade-offs in values assigned to ecological goods and services associated with different coral reef management strategies. Ecology and Society 14(1): 10. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02712-140110
Vulnerability of coastal communities to key impacts of climate change on coral reef fisheries
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2011Cited by: 25References: 17
Comanagement of coral reef social-ecological systems
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2012
In an effort to deliver better outcomes for people and the ecosystems they depend on, many governments and civil society groups are engaging natural resource users in collaborative management arrangements (frequently called comanagement). However, there are few empirical studies demonstrating the social and institutional conditions conducive to successful comanagement outcomes, especially in small-scale fisheries. Here, we evaluate 42 comanagemen…
A framework to assess national level vulnerability from the perspective of food security
Open AccessSara Hughes, Annie Yau et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2012Cited by: 7References: 9
Transitions toward co-management
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim M Daw et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2012Cited by: 19References: 9
Wicked Social-Ecological Problems Forcing Unprecedented Change on the Latitudinal Margins of Coral Reefs
Open AccessJ Henrich Bruggemann, Martine Rodier et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2012Cited by: 2
Bruggemann, J. H., M. Rodier, M. M. M. Guillaume, S. Andréfouët, R. Arfi, J. E. Cinner, M. Pichon, F. Ramahatratra, F. Rasoamanendrika, J. Zinke, and T. R. McClanahan. 2012. Wicked social-ecological problems forcing unprecedented change on the latitudinal margins of coral reefs: the case of southwest Madagascar. Ecology and Society 17(4): 47. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05300-170447
Coral reefs in a crystal ball
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Nicholas A J Graham et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2013Cited by: 1References: 1
A sea change on the African coast? Preliminary social and ecological outcomes of a governance transformation in Kenyan fisheries
Open AccessJoshua E Cinner, Tim R McclanahanARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2014Cited by: 6References: 6
Perceived Benefits of Fisheries Management Restrictions in Madagascar
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Joshua E Cinner et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2014Cited by: 2
McClanahan, T. R., J. E. Cinner, C. Abunge, A. Rabearisoa, P. Mahatante, F. Ramahatratra, and N. Andrianarivelo. 2014. Perceived benefits of fisheries management restrictions in Madagascar. Ecology and Society 19(1): 5. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06080-190105
Managing fisheries for human and food security
Open AccessT Collins, Tim R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEFish and Fisheries2015
We evaluate the current status of the global marine fisheries using the frameworks of conflict, food security and vulnerability. Existing trends suggest that there is likely to be greater food insecurity and fisheries conflicts due to issues such as: declining fishery resources; a N orth– S outh divide in investment; changing consumption patterns; increasing reliance on fishery resources for coastal communities; and inescapable poverty traps crea…
Evaluating taboo trade-offs in ecosystems services and human well-being
Open AccessTim M Daw, Sarah Coulthard et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2015
Significance Environmental management inevitably involves trade-offs among different objectives, values, and stakeholders. Most evaluations of such trade-offs involve monetary valuation or calculation of aggregate production of ecosystem services, which can mask individual winners and losers. We combine a participatory, modeling, and scenarios approach to identify social–ecological trade-offs in a tropical fishery and the implications on well-bei…
Simulating the outcomes of resource user- and rule-based regulations in a coral reef fisheries-ecosystem model
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Timothy R Mcclanahan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2016References: 12
Elasticity in ecosystem services
Open AccessTim M Daw, Christina C Hicks et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2016Cited by: 8
Daw, T. M., C. Hicks, K. Brown, T. Chaigneau, F. Januchowski-Hartley, W. Cheung, S. Rosendo, B. Crona, S. Coulthard, C. Sandbrook, C. Perry, S. Bandeira, N. A. Muthiga, B. Schulte-Herbrüggen, J. Bosire, and T. R. McClanahan. 2016. Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being. Ecology and Society 21(2):11.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08173-210211
Demographic variability and scales of agreement and disagreement over resource management restrictions
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Caroline Abunge et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2018
McClanahan, T. R., and C. A. Abunge. 2018. Demographic variability and scales of agreement and disagreement over resource management restrictions. Ecology and Society 23(4):33. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10544-230433
Wilderness and conservation policies needed to avoid a coral reef fisheries crisis
Open AccessTim R Mcclanahan, Timothy Rice McClanahanARTICLEMarine Policy2020
Multiscale determinants of social adaptive capacity in small-scale fishing communities
Open AccessStéphanie D’Agata, Emily S Darling et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2020Cited by: 2References: 10
Marine reserve more sustainable than gear restriction in maintaining long-term coral reef fisheries yields
Open AccessTim R McclanahanARTICLEMarine Policy2021
Identifying management actions that promote sustainable fisheries
Open AccessMichael C Melnychuk, Hiroyuki Kurota et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2021