Are U.S. Coral Reefs on the Slippery Slope to Slime?
Pandolfi JM, Jackson JB, Baron N, Bradbury RH, Guzman HM, Hughes TP, Kappel CV, Micheli F, Ogden JC, Possingham HP, Sala E. 2005. Are U.S. Coral Reefs on the Slippery Slope to Slime?. Science. 307(5716)
The brief article lists general causes, effects of, and solutions to the declining quality of coral reefs around the United States. Also included are several pages of supporting material and a response from a reader of the article. Summary from http://www.sciencemag.org/content/307/5716/1725.summary?sid=478eb225-7244-4e99-a7f8-4ba8236d052d: Conservation of U.S. coral reefs has been sidetracked by the partial implementation of management plans without clearly achievable goals. Historical ecology reveals global patterns of coral reef degradation that provide a framework for reversing reef decline with ecologically meaningful metrics for success. The authors of this Policy Forum urge action now to address multiple threats simultaneously, because the harmful effects of stressors like overfishing, pollution, poor land-use practices, and global warming are interdependent. Prompt implementation of proven, practical solutions would lead to both short- and long-term benefits, including the return of keystone species and the economic benefits they entail.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Pandolfi, J; Jackson, J; Baron, N; Bradbury, R; Guzman, H; Hughes, T; Kappel, C; Micheli, F; Ogden, J; Possingham, H; Sala, E
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- america, Economics, extinct, Extinction, habitat destruction, loss, solution