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Coral Bleaching Response Plan 2007-2008
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Title: | Coral Bleaching Response Plan 2007-2008 |
Authors: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Keywords: | Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)-Climate |
ASFA Subjects: | Climatic changes Bleaching Coral |
APAIS Subject: | Environmental impact Environmental management |
Location: | Reef-wide |
Category: | Information Publication Scheme Animals Tourism Zones, plans and maps Climate change Incidents Reef managers |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Abstract: | Large-scale coral bleaching events, driven by unusually warm sea temperatures, have now affected every major coral reef ecosystem on the planet (Wilkinson 2004). The effects of coral bleaching are pervasive, and potentially devastating to ecosystems and the people and industries that depend upon them. The frequency and severity of these large-scale disturbances is predicted to increase as temperatures continue to warm under a global regime of climate change. Climate change, in combination with the multitude of other stressors resulting from human activities, is leading to unprecedented pressure on coral reefs. Understanding the effects and implications of coral bleaching, and identifying strategies to reduce stress and mitigate impacts, are urgent challenges for the conservation and management of coral reefs worldwide. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/195 |
Type of document: | Report |
Appears in Collections: | Community |
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