A decision framework for interventions to increase the persistence and resilience of coral reefs /
Corporate author / creator: | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs, author. |
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Imprint: | Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2019] ©2019 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 198 pages) : color illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | A consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Consensus study report. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11997241 |
Summary: | Coral reefs are critical to ocean and human life because they provide food, living area, storm protection, tourism income, and more. However, human-induced stressors, such as overfishing, sediment, pollution, and habitat destruction have threatened ocean ecosystems globally for decades. In the face of climate change, these ecosystems now face an array of unfamiliar challenges due to destructive rises in ocean temperature, acidity and sea level. These factors lead to an increased frequency of bleaching events, hindered growth, and a decreasing rate of calcification. Research on interventions to combat these relatively new stressors and a reevaluation of longstanding interventions is necessary to understand and protect coral reefs in this changing climate. Previous research on these methods prompts further questions regarding the decision making process for site-specific interventions. A Decision Framework for Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs builds upon a previous report that reviews the state of research on methods that have been used, tested, or proposed to increase the resilience of coral reefs. This new report aims to help coral managers evaluate the specific needs of their site and navigate the 23 different interventions described in the previous report. A case study of the Caribbean, a region with low coral population plagued by disease, serves as an example for coral intervention decision making. This report provides complex coral management decision making tools, identifies gaps in coral biology and conservation research, and provides examples to help individuals and communities tailor a decision strategy to a local area. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 198 pages) : color illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-188). Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780309491853 0309491851 9780309491877 0309491878 9780309491846 0309491843 |