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Chapter 11: Vulnerability of benthic invertebrates of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change
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dc.contributor.author | Hutchings, P. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Ahyong, S. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Byrne, M. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Przeslawski, R. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Wörheide, G. | * |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-08T06:25:48Z | null |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-08T06:25:48Z | null |
dc.date.copyright | 2007 | en |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | en-US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9781876945619 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/543 | null |
dc.description.abstract | This chapter deals with benthic invertebrates inhabiting the extensive inter-reef soft bottom habitats and those occurring on the reef, excluding corals. For the remainder of the chapter, the term ‘benthic invertebrate’ refers to all invertebrates excluding corals. An assessment of the impacts of climate change on non-coral benthic invertebrates poses particular challenges: i) benthic invertebrates include an extraordinary diversity of marine organisms, including many microscopic, infaunal, boring or ephemeral species that can be difficult to sample and are poorly known taxonomically; ii) benthic invertebrates employ a diversity of reproductive strategies, broadly including planktotrophy (development through feeding larvae), lecithotrophy (development through non-feeding larvae) and direct development (release of post-metamorphic juveniles), as well as asexual reproduction, making broad generalisations of dispersal capabilities difficult; iii) factors determining species distributions are poorly known for most species; iv) benthic invertebrates exhibit a tremendous variety of lifestyles and forms, including colonial, sedentary and errant species; v) many species include either a pelagic larval or adult stage, so effects of climate change may vary during their lives (see McKinnon et al. chapter 6 for comments on planktonic forms); and, vi) research on the biogeography of benthic invertebrates on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is strongly biased towards commercial or destructive species. | en |
dc.publisher | The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authorty | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Book: Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef: a vulnerability assessment | en |
dc.relation.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/137 | en |
dc.title | Chapter 11: Vulnerability of benthic invertebrates of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change | en |
dc.type | Book section or chapter | * |
dc.subject.asfa | Climatic changes | en |
dc.subject.asfa | Marine invertebrates | en |
dc.subject.asfa | Ecosystem resilience | en |
dc.subject.asfa | Coral reefs | en |
dc.subject.asfa | Biodiversity | en |
dc.description.notes | This is Chapter 11 of Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef: a vulnerability assessment. The entire book can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/11017/137 | en |
dc.contributor.corpauthor | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | en |
dc.bibliographicCitation.title | Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef: a vulnerability assessment | en |
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage | 309 | en |
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage | 356 | en |
dc.bibliographicCitation.authors | Johnson, J.E. | * |
dc.bibliographicCitation.authors | Marshall, P.A. | * |
dc.subject.apais | Animals | en |
dc.subject.apais | Environmental management | en |
dc.subject.apais | Environmental impact | en |
dc.publisher.place | Townsville | en |
dc.relation.connectiontogbrmpa | GBRMPA published this item | en |
dc.subject.category | Animals | en |
dc.subject.category | Plants | en |
dc.subject.category | Ecosystems | en |
dc.subject.category | Processes | en |
dc.subject.category | Economic values | en |
dc.subject.category | Social values | en |
dc.subject.category | Climate change | en |
dc.subject.category | Coastal communities | en |
dc.subject.location | Reef-wide | en |
dc.keywords | Trawling | en |
dc.keywords | climate change action plan 1 | en |
dc.keywords | targeted science | en |
dc.keywords | Vulnerability assessment | en |
dc.keywords | Benthic invertebrates | en |
dc.keywords | A1 | en |
dc.keywords | A1.2 | en |
dc.keywords | A1.3 | en |
dc.keywords | A1.4 | en |
dc.keywords | B1 | en |
dc.keywords | B1.3 | en |
dc.keywords | B1.4 | en |
dc.keywords | resilient GBR ecosystem | en |
dc.keywords | CCAP 07/08 | en |
dc.keywords | CCAP output | en |
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