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Description:
Author(s):
McLeod, E., Anthony, K. R. N., Andersson, A.M, Beeden, R., Golbuu, Y., Kleypas, J., Kroeker, K., Manzello, D. P., Salm, R. V., Schuttenberg, H. Z., Smith, J. E.
Title:
Preparing to manage coral reefs for ocean acidification: Lessons from coral bleaching
Publication Date:
2013
Institution:
The Nature Conservancy; Australian Institute of Marine Science; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority; Palau International Coral Reef Center; National Center for Atmospheric Research; Stanford University; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory; University of Aberdeen
Journal Title:
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volume:
11
Issue:
1
Page(s):
20-27
Abstract:
"Ocean acidification is a direct consequence of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and is expected to compromise the structure and function of coral reefs within this century. Research into the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs has focused primarily on measuring and predicting changes in seawater carbon (C) chemistry and the biological and geochemical responses of reef organisms to such changes. To date, few ocean acidification studies have been designed to address conservation planning and management priorities. Here, we discuss how existing marine protected area design principles developed to address coral bleaching may be modified to address ocean acidification. We also identify five research priorities needed to incorporate ocean acidification into conservation planning and management: (1) establishing an ocean C chemistry baseline, (2) establishing ecological baselines, (3) determining species/habitat/community sensitivity to ocean acidification, (4) projecting changes in seawater carbonate chemistry, and (5) identifying potentially synergistic effects of multiple stressors."
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