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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The nighttime lights data used for the presented research result
from the DMSP archive run and maintained by NOAA’s NGDC
(Boulder, CO). The coral reef data were obtained from Reefs at
Risk, WRI (Washington, DC) and originate from the UNEP-
WCMC (Cambridge, UK). Turtle nesting data come from the
Index Nesting Beach Survey Program (Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute, FL). The ‘SOS Cagarro’ data were kindly
provided by the NGO ‘Amigos dos Açores’.
The authors thank NOAA, including the Coral Reef Watch and
the Coral Reef Conservation Program, for funding work that
contributed to this article. The article contents are solely the
opinions of the authors and do not constitute a statement of
policy, decision, or position on behalf of NOAA or the US
Government.
