Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005 / edited by Clive Wilkinson and David Souter.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Wilkinson, Clive R., editor.

Souter, David, 1973- editor.

Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, issuing body.

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, issuing body.

Series:

Status of coral reefs of the world.

[Status of coral reefs of the world], 1447-6185

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coral reef ecology--Caribbean Area.

Coral reef ecology.

Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Area.

Coral reefs and islands.

Corals--Monitoring--Caribbean Sea.

Corals.

Corals--Diseases--Caribbean Sea.

Marine parks and reserves--Caribbean Sea.

Marine parks and reserves.

Caribbean Sea--Environmental conditions.

Caribbean Sea.

Ecology.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 148 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Place of Publication:

Townsville, Australia : Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network ; [Silver Spring, Md.] : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [2008]

Summary:

Documents the devastating effects on coral reefs from the hottest year on record with its high sea surface temperatures and record hurricane activity throughout the Caribbean and Atlantic basins. Report was developed from contributions of 71 coral reef scientists and managers to describe the impacts of warming and storms during 2005 and subsequently in 2006. The information is intended for environmental managers and supporting agencies to assist reef recovery by focusing on natural resistance and resilience, along with removing threats from human activities that slow or prevent recovery from the damaging events. Chapter 10, on managing for mass coral bleaching, includes a recommended strategy for integrating resilience into marine protected area networks.

Contents:

Foreword

Executive summary

1. Introduction

2. Coral reefs and climate change: susceptibility and consequences

3. Hurricanes and their effects on coral reefs

4. The 2005 bleaching event

coral-list Log

5. Status of the Mesoamerican reef after the 2005 coral bleaching event

6. Coral reefs of the U.S. Caribbean

7. The effects of coral bleaching in the Northern Caribbean and Western Atlantic

8. Status of coral reefs of the Lesser Antilles after the 2005 coral bleaching event

9. The effects of coral bleaching in Southern Tropical America: Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela

10. Managing for mass coral bleaching strategies for supporting socio-ecological resilience

11. Predictions for the future of the Caribbean

12. Sponsoring organisations, coral reef programs and monitoring networks

13. Suggested reading

14. List of acronyms.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on September 11, 2008).

At head of title: GCRMN, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005

OCLC:

213811259