"Coral reef scientists and managers were fortunate to have an early warning system in place prior to the damaging events of 2005. This chapter is a log of events that occurred in the Caribbean during 2005 and is largely based on messages sent out, and sub...

"While there is often a perspective that hurricanes are only destructive and disastrous events, they also provide ecological benefits to tropical and sub-tropical environments. Rainfall gives a boost to wetlands and flushes out lagoons, removing waste and...

"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...