The sea surface temperature story on the Great Barrier Reef during the coral bleaching event of 1998
"The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) experienced its most intensive and extensive coral bleaching event on record in early 1998 (Berkelmans and Oliver, 1999). Bleaching occurs when there is widespread loss of pigment from coral, due mainly to the expulsion of sy...
Threats and stressors to U.S. coral reef ecosystems
"Shallow-water coral reef ecosystems experience a wide range ofr physical, biological, and chemical threats and stressors, which stem from both anthropogenic and natural causes. Threats are defined as environmental trends with potentially negative impacts...
Economic incentives for marine and coastal conservation. Prospects, challenges and policy implications
"This book demonstrates how far the application of economic incentives has come by providing up-to-date coverage of how it is succeeding in incentivizing the conservation of marine and coastal resources. The authors of the book provide examples, both terr...
Two Shelf-Edge Marine Protected Areas in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
"The Madison-Swanson Marine Protected Area is located off the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico at the margin of the continental shelf and slope in 60 to 140 m of water. Prominent within Madison-Swanson is a limestone ridge, thought to be the remnant of...
Geologic setting and ecological functioning of coral reefs in American Samoa
"American Samoa is rich in coral reefs and all islands are more or less fringed by coral reefs. Although structurally not part of the Samoan chain, political American Samoa includes Rose Atoll, a true atoll, and Swains Island. The coral reefs of American ...
An International Network of Coral Reef Ecosystem Observing Systems (I-CREOS)
"Coral reefs are complex, biologically diverse, and highly-valued ecosystems that are declining worldwide due to climate change and ocean acidification, overfishing, land-based sources of pollution, and other anthropogenic threats. To assist policy makers...
US coral reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific Ocean: Status, threats and significance
"This is the second of two chapters on the coral reefs of the five US Line and Phoenix Islands, consisting of Baker, Howland and Jarvis Islands, Kingman Reef, ; and Palmyra Atoll. The previous chapter (Chapter 15, Maragos et al.) covers the history, geolo...
NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System (CREIOS): A collaborative ecosystem-based observing system
"The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System (CREIOS) conducts mapping and monitoring of coral reefs, their biota, and their environments ...
Geology and geomorphology of coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
"The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) comprise a portion of the middle of the 6,126 km long Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain, considered to be the longest mountain chain in the world Grigg. Located in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian...
The sea surface temperature story on the Great Barrier Reef during the coral bleaching event of 1998