Global Climate Change and Coral Reefs: Implications for People and Reefs : Report of the UNEP-IOC-ASPEI-IUCN Global Task Team on the Implications of Climate Change on Coral ReefsClive R. Wilkinson, Robert W. Buddemeier, UNEP-IOC-ASPEI-IUCN Global Task Team on the Implications of Climate Change on Coral Reefs IUCN, 1994 - 124 pages A global overview of the potential impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coral reefs, and of the implications of such impacts for ecological sustainable use of coral reefs. Includes information on the status and trends of reef conservation and use around the world, and suggestions for management of reefs in a changing world. |
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... Conservation Union T UNEP IOC ASPEI WWF Copyright : Citation : 1994 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non commercial puposes is authorised ...
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... Conserve Oceanic Reefs 6.5 Management Options to Conserve Near - shore Reefs 6.6 6.7 Management Issues Involving Human Populations Financial . Considerations 6.8 The Process of Management 7. Climate Change and Coral Reefs - Conclusions ...
... Conserve Oceanic Reefs 6.5 Management Options to Conserve Near - shore Reefs 6.6 6.7 Management Issues Involving Human Populations Financial . Considerations 6.8 The Process of Management 7. Climate Change and Coral Reefs - Conclusions ...
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... Conservation Union to co - sponsor and support the work of the Task Team . The initial stimulus for convening of a Global Task Team of experts to examine the potential impacts of climatic changes and sea level rise on the world's coral ...
... Conservation Union to co - sponsor and support the work of the Task Team . The initial stimulus for convening of a Global Task Team of experts to examine the potential impacts of climatic changes and sea level rise on the world's coral ...
Contents
Coral reefs and their Environment | 9 |
Human Uses of Reefs and the Consequences | 25 |
Climate Variability and Climate Change | 41 |
Effects of Climate Change on Reefs and Human Use | 57 |
Policy and Management Implications of Climate Change | 85 |
Climate Change and Coral Reefs Conclusions | 101 |
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Members of the Task Team | 123 |
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adjacent agriculture algae algal anthropogenic anthropogenic stresses assessment atmospheric atolls Barrier Reef biodiversity biological bleaching Buddemeier 1992 calcification calcium carbonate Caribbean chronic stresses clams coast coastlines conservation coral bleaching coral reef communities coral reef ecosystems coral reefs cyclonic storms damage degradation developing countries economic ecosystems effects of climate El NiƱo environmental erosion export factors fish fisheries freshwater global climate change greenhouse Gulf human activities human populations impacts important increase Indian Ocean Indonesia interactions Jokiel lagoons land masses larvae live long-term major Maldives mariculture migration natural nutrient oceanic reefs over-exploitation Pacific patterns Philippines plankton pollution population growth potential predictions pressures productivity protection rainfall range rates Red Sea reduce reef areas reef flats reef islands reef resources regional result salinity scale sea level rise sediment shoreline Smith and Buddemeier species structure surface sustainable temperature threats Tokelau tourist tropical variability variations vulnerability