Coral Reef Ecosystems Research and Protection: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environment of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, April 23, 1992, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992 - 192 pages |
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... nutrient loading from a variety of sources , global warming , and rising sea levels . What we do not know , however , is to what degree these problems are contributing to the decline in the vitality of the reefs . -2- Even though there ...
... nutrient loading from a variety of sources , global warming , and rising sea levels . What we do not know , however , is to what degree these problems are contributing to the decline in the vitality of the reefs . -2- Even though there ...
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... nutrient loading in coastal areas or enclosed basins is damaging the natural ecosystems , par- ticularly coral reefs . It should be noted that the water quality of Florida Bay signifi- cantly impacts the health of Florida's coral reefs ...
... nutrient loading in coastal areas or enclosed basins is damaging the natural ecosystems , par- ticularly coral reefs . It should be noted that the water quality of Florida Bay signifi- cantly impacts the health of Florida's coral reefs ...
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... nutrient loading in coastal areas or enclosed basins is damaging to nearshore ecosystems , particularly coral reefs . As in other regions of the world , there is qualitative evidence that the coral reefs in Florida are stressed . In ...
... nutrient loading in coastal areas or enclosed basins is damaging to nearshore ecosystems , particularly coral reefs . As in other regions of the world , there is qualitative evidence that the coral reefs in Florida are stressed . In ...
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... nutrient loading may be more subtle than coral bleaching in that these have sub lethal , chronic effects on coral ecosystems . These stresses may be much more detrimental than those which commonly attract more public attention . The ...
... nutrient loading may be more subtle than coral bleaching in that these have sub lethal , chronic effects on coral ecosystems . These stresses may be much more detrimental than those which commonly attract more public attention . The ...
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... nutrients from agricultural activities in Central Florida run off into the Bay and may overload the ecosystem's capacity to assimilate these nutrients . Additionally , increases in nutrients to coral reefs may be due to inputs such as ...
... nutrients from agricultural activities in Central Florida run off into the Bay and may overload the ecosystem's capacity to assimilate these nutrients . Additionally , increases in nutrients to coral reefs may be due to inputs such as ...
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