AUTHOR=Najeeb Saba , Khan Raja Asad Ali , Deng Xiao , Wu Chunyuan TITLE=Drivers and consequences of degradation in tropical reef island ecosystems: strategies for restoration and conservation JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science VOLUME=12 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1518701 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2025.1518701 ISSN=2296-7745