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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Page 69
... anthropogenic stresses that favour algal dominance . Classes of Reefs and Their Vulnerability In order to provide a basis for local assessments and planning , we present the following classification of the known or probable ...
... anthropogenic stresses that favour algal dominance . Classes of Reefs and Their Vulnerability In order to provide a basis for local assessments and planning , we present the following classification of the known or probable ...
Page 85
... anthropogenic pressure , however , is unambiguous and directly causing a rapid decline of coral reefs . Many of the coral reefs of the world are under considerable pressure ( Gomez 1988 ; Grigg and Dollar 1990 ; UNEP / IUCN 1988 ) and ...
... anthropogenic pressure , however , is unambiguous and directly causing a rapid decline of coral reefs . Many of the coral reefs of the world are under considerable pressure ( Gomez 1988 ; Grigg and Dollar 1990 ; UNEP / IUCN 1988 ) and ...
Page 87
... anthropogenic disturbance should be the greatest concern for the survival of most coral reefs and for the people who depend on them for a living ( Smith and Buddemeier 1992 ; Wilkinson 1993a ) . The prime management concern for the ...
... anthropogenic disturbance should be the greatest concern for the survival of most coral reefs and for the people who depend on them for a living ( Smith and Buddemeier 1992 ; Wilkinson 1993a ) . The prime management concern for the ...
Contents
Human Uses of Reefs and the Consequences | 25 |
Climate Variability and Climate Change | 41 |
Effects of Climate Change on Reefs and Human | 57 |
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