Author: United States Coral Reef Task ForcePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Management and Research Priorities for Coral Reefs in the Republic of Palau
Author: United States Coral Reef Task ForcePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Coral Reefs of Palau
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Toward the Desirable Future of Coral Reefs in Palau and the Western Pacific
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan for Fiscal Years 2007 to 2011
Author: Coral Reef Management in Asia and the Pacific
Author: UnescoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Coral Reef Management in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Organisation Des Nations Unies Pour L'éducation, La Science Et La Culture. [Paris.] Conférence. [1981, 21-22 mai. Manille.].Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Coral Reef Management in Asia and the Pacific
Author: UnescoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Marine Environments of Palau
Author: Patrick Lynn ColinPublisher: Mutual Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780615274843
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Coral Reef Management in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Coral Reefs and Climate Change
Author: Jonathan Turnbull PhinneyPublisher: American Geophysical Union
ISBN: 0875903592
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 61. The effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and related climate change on shallow coral reefs are gaining considerable attention for scientific and economic reasons worldwide. Although increased scientific research has improved our understanding of the response of coral reefs to climate change, we still lack key information that can help guide reef management. Research and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems over the past few decades have documented two major threats related to increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO2: (1) increased sea surface temperatures and (2) increased seawater acidity (lower pH). Higher atmospheric CO2 levels have resulted in rising sea surface temperatures and proven to be an acute threat to corals and other reef-dwelling organisms. Short periods (days) of elevated sea surface temperatures by as little as 1–2°C above the normal maximum temperature has led to more frequent and more widespread episodes of coral bleaching-the expulsion of symbiotic algae. A more chronic consequence of increasing atmospheric CO2 is the lowering of pH of surface waters, which affects the rate at which corals and other reef organisms secrete and build their calcium carbonate skeletons. Average pH of the surface ocean has already decreased by an estimated 0.1 unit since preindustrial times, and will continue to decline in concert with rising atmospheric CO2. These climate-related Stressors combined with other direct anthropogenic assaults, such as overfishing and pollution, weaken reef organisms and increase their susceptibility to disease.