The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002
Turgeon DD, Asch RG, Causey BD, Dodge RE, Jaap W, Banks K, Delaney J, Keller BD, Spieler R, Matos CA, Garcia JR, Diaz E, Catanzaro D, Rogers CS, Hillis-Starr Z, Nemeth R, Taylor M, Schmahl GP, Miller MW, Gulko DA, Maragos JE, Friedlander AM, Hunter CL, Brainard RS, Craig P, Richmond RH, Davis GW, Starmer J, Trianni M, Houk P, Birkeland CE, Edward A, Golbuu Y, Gutierrez J, Idechong N, Paulay G, Tafileichig A, Vander Velde N. 2002. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Ocean Service; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Silver Spring, Maryland
Called for by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force's (USCRTF) National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, this is the first biennial report on the condition of coral reefs. It is the scientific baseline for subsequent reports on the health of U.S. coral reef ecosystems that are to be used by NOAA and others to evaluate the efficacy of coral reef conservation and management practices. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service led the development of this report. It was authored by 38 experts and supported by 79 contributors from government agencies and non-governmental organizations across the nation and internationally. Over 100 Task Force members and other notable scientists have reviewed this document.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Turgeon, Donna; Asch, Rebecca; Causey, Billy; Dodge, Richard; Jaap, Walter; Banks, Ken; Delaney, Joanne; Keller, Brian; Spieler, Richard; Matos, Cruz; Garcia, Jorge; Diaz, Ernesto; Catanzaro, Don; Rogers, Caroline; Hillis-Starr, Zandy; Nemeth, Richard; Taylor, Marcia; Schmahl, George; Miller, Margaret; Gulko, David; Maragos, James; Friedlander, Alan; Hunter, Cynthia; Brainard, Russell; Craig, Peter; Richmond, Robert; Davis, Gerry; Starmer, John; Trianni, Michael; Houk, Peter; Birkeland, Charles; Edward, Ahser; Golbuu, Yimnang; Gutierrez, Jay; Idechong, Noah; Paulay, Gustav; Tafileichig, Andrew; Vander Velde, Nancy
- Date of Issue
- 2002
- Publisher
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Ocean Service; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Climate Change, coral communities, Coral Reefs, Disease, Fishing, Habitat, Recreation, Tourism, tropical storms