A. Bunn and T. LaPointe helped facilitate the production of this paper. A. Green generously provided an early draft of her report on Pacific reefs prepared for the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council. R. Aronson, C. Birkeland, and C. Hunter read the entire paper, and each made significant contributions.
Any errors are the responsibility of the authors, however.
Many of the photos were gathered from NOAA archives or were generously provided from personal collections of NOAA staff members. Mike White, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Photo 2. Mike White, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Photo 4. Mohamed Al-Momany, Red Sea Peace Park, Aqaba, Jordan Photo 5. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Photo 6.