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Description:
Title:
Coral Reef Resilience and Social Vulnerability to Climate Change: AS
Author(s):
Oliver, Thomas A.
Kleiber, Danika
Hospital, Justin
Maynard, Jeffrey
Tracey, Dieter
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service,
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Corporate Name:
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service,
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Dates of Publication:
2020
Abstract:
We present an analysis of exposure, resilience, and social vulnerability to climate change threats for the coral reefs of American Samoa, relative to the rest of the U.S. Pacific. We focus primarily on increases in ocean temperatures and the impact of coral bleaching on American Samoa’s coral reefs and the communities that depend on them. Ocean temperatures will rise across the region, with little potential for large refuge areas from warming. There are, however, important differences in reefs’ resilience; the ability of a reef to resist or recover from the impacts of warming and continue to provide ecosystem goods and services. Our metrics of social vulnerability suggest that American Samoa’s human populations may face challenges, especially from the population composition, poverty, and the structure of the labor force.
Keywords:
Climatic factors
Coral bleaching
Coral reefs and islands
Economic conditions
Monitoring
Ocean temperature
Resilience (Ecology)
Place Keywords:
American Samoa
Pacific Ocean
Local Corporate Name:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Miscellaneous
Genre:
PIFSC Special Publication ; SP-20-002d
Note:
We present an analysis of exposure, resilience, and social vulnerability to climate change threats for the coral reefs of American Samoa, relative to the rest of the U.S. Pacific. We focus primarily on increases in ocean temperatures and the impact of coral bleaching on American Samoa’s coral reefs and the communities that depend on them. Ocean temperatures will rise across the region, with little potential for large refuge areas from warming. There are, however, important differences in reefs’ resilience; the ability of a reef to resist or recover from the impacts of warming and continue to provide ecosystem goods and services. Our metrics of social vulnerability suggest that American Samoa’s human populations may face challenges, especially from the population composition, poverty, and the structure of the labor force.
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