Sentences with phrase «reef ecosystem health»

Coral bleaching and slowing of coral calcification already are causing mass mortalities, increased coral disease, and reduced reef carbonate accretion, thus disrupting coral reef ecosystem health [40], [124].

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The initial motivation for studying deep - reef ecosystems was the declining health of shallow reefs.

The findings show striking similarities between the aesthetic score produced for random reef images and the health of the respective reef ecosystem as evaluated by reef scientists.

A pioneering study — led by scientists from Imperial College London in collaboration with marine biologists from UC Santa Barbara — found that the predators, through their fecal material, transfer vital nutrients from their open ocean feeding grounds into shallower reef environments, contributing to the overall health of these fragile ecosystems.

Scott has recently taken up an adjunct research position at the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University where he is currently: (i) investigating the importance of enhanced larval survival and strong «local» reef interconnectedness as a triggering agent for primary outbreaks of crown ‐ of ‐ thorns starfish on the central GBR, and (ii) assessing potential improvements in the health of coastal seagrass and dependent dugong populations due to targeted reductions in fine sediment loads from the GBR catchment.

Coral - associated microbial communities, including protists, bacteria, archaea and viruses, are important components of the coral holobiont that influence the health of corals and coral reef ecosystems.

It's important to keep in mind that seagrass is an important part of Belize's ecosystem, and the removal of seagrass is highly controversial and legislated due to its importance to the health of the Barrier Reef.

Whether it's monitoring the health of the Mesoamerican Reef and marine life to safeguarding the jungle and the creatures that dwell in it, mapping the network of underground river systems in the Riviera Maya and community products and tourism in Mayan villages, Amigos de Sian Ka'an is involved in protecting the unique, fragile and incredibly rich mosaic of ecosystems with which the state of Quintana Roo is blessed.

Plastic waste in the oceans is a growing environmental and health concern for the ocean ecosystem including whales, fish, reefs and humans.

In addition, a warming climate poses threats to biodiversity, clean water, and the health of coral reefs and other near - shore marine ecosystems, as well as accelerating the spread of parasitic and infectious diseases.

In the short term, better management of overfishing and local stressors may increase resilience of reefs to climate threats, but rising global CO2 emissions will rapidly outstrip the capacity of local coastal managers and policy - makers to maintain the health of these critical ecosystems if the emissions continue unchecked, the authors stress.

The recently launched collaboration helps to safeguard the health of surfers, swimmers and our ocean ecosystems with reef - friendly sunscreen

The most affected sectors, meanwhile, will be water (especially in the dry tropics), agriculture (particularly in low latitudes), human health in countries with low adaptive capacity, and ecosystems such as coral reefs, sea - ice biomes, mangrove swamps, salt - marshes, tundra, boreal and mountain systems.

Critically, the reserves... benefit overall ecosystem health and resilience... outbreaks of coral - eating, crown - of - thorns starfish are less frequent on no - take reefs, which consequently have a higher abundance of healthy corals after outbreaks.

So, paying attention to corals that are helping reefs adapt to future oceanic conditions is proving vital to the health of marine ecosystems.

The systems and sectors are some ecosystems (tundra, boreal forest, mountain, mediterranean - type, mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs and the sea - ice biome), low - lying coasts, water resources in some dry regions at mid-latitudes and in the dry topics and in areas dependent on snow and ice melt, agriculture in low - latitude regions, and human health in areas with low adaptive capacity.