“…This effort began with a more comprehensive description of reef formations (Castro & Pires, 2001), starting with a string of studies ranging from an analysis of the main threat vectors, such as unregulated tourism (Ilarri et al, 2008;Sarmento & Santos, 2012;Albuquerque et al, 2015), overfishing and destructive fishing methods (Floeter et al, 2006;Francini-Filho & Moura, 2008a;Batista et al, 2014), coastal pollution and sedimentation (Costa Jr. et al, 2008;Segal et al, 2008;Silva et al, 2013), introduction of species (Creed, 2006;Luiz et al, 2013;Costa et al, 2014) and climate change (Leão et al, 2010;, to studies focusing on planning for conservation Loiola et al, 2014;Santos & Schiavetti, 2014;Vilar et al, 2015) and new habitats (Amado-Filho et al, 2012;Bastos et al, 2013).…”