Download or read book Monitoring Additional Values Within Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program written by Nicole Webster and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coral reefs are increasingly affected by localised impacts such as declining water quality and global pressures resultingfrom human-induced climate change, which severely alters the natural conditions on reefs and can push dominating benthic life forms towards the limit of their resistance and resilience. Microorganisms play a fundamental role in the functioning and stability of coral reef ecosystems. However, environmental disturbance can trigger alterations to the composition and function of coral reef microbes, with detrimental consequences for biogeochemical cycling and the functioning of the entire coral reef ecosystem. In addition, environmental stress can alter the associated microbiome of reef organisms such as corals, disrupting the holobiont equilibrium,shifting defensive mechanisms and nutrient cycling pathways that contribute tobleaching and disease.Coral reef microorganismscan buffer or exacerbatecumulative impacts via their role in holobiont fitness as well as by modifying energy flowwithin the ecosystem and are therefore central to reef resilience."--Executive summary.

Download or read book Monitoring Islands Within the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program written by Rhonda Melzer and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Effective management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area's (the World Heritage Area) extensive range and diversity of islands requires a sound understanding of past, current and emerging threats to island values. A key challenge to building this understanding is addressing the logistical, data management,and resource challenges and constraints that relate to gathering meaningful information across the vast geographic spread (348,000 square kilometres) of the approximately 1050 islands. On-ground island management is primarily undertaken by the Reef Joint Field Management Program (the Program), with priority attention given to capturing observations about condition and trend in order to add to a strong evidence base for management."--Executive summary.

Download or read book Monitoring Whales Within the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program written by Matthew Curnock and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Two species of great whales are commonly encountered on a seasonal basis in the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef): the humpback, Megaptera novaeangliae, and the dwarf minke, Balaenoptera acutorostrata subsp. This report focuses on these two species, acknowledging that many other large and migratory whales utilise the Reef. This desktop report provides a summary of: o Current status of these whales relevant to the Reef, including an evaluation of primary drivers, pressures and responses using the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impacts, Responses (DPSIR) framework; o Priority indicators for monitoring relevant components of the DPSIR framework and key values associated with these whales; o Current and potential sources of monitoring data to address the abovementioned priority indicators; o An appraisal of the adequacy of existing monitoring activities to achieve the objectives and requirements of the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP); o Recommendations for the design of an integrated monitoring program as a component of RIMReP, specifically considering: The management information requirements for each species (relevant to the Reef) to ensure that appropriate data and information are being collected to meet the fundamental objectives of RIMReP; The spatial and temporal sampling design (including logistics) to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of data collection; Resources and effort required to implement the recommended monitoring design."--Executive summary.

Download or read book Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Modelling and Reporting Program written by Jane Waterhouse and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document outlines the updated five-year design of the Paddock to Reef program from 2018 to 2022. It is informed by a program review which considered whole of program issues such as data management, scoring, reporting and communication including recommendations for program improvement. The scope and methods of the program areas were also considered, building on individual external reviews. The revised scope of the program aligns with the expanded scope of the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan and is complementary to and supportive of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050 Plan), regional water quality improvement plans and the associated monitoring and reporting programs i.e. the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program and Regional Report Cards.

Download or read book Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1 written by Ambati Ranga Rao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine plant life is an abundant source of nutrients that enhance the daily diet. In recent years, consuming diets rich in seaweeds or their extracts have been shown to provide health benefits due to being rich in macronutrients, micronutrients and nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweeds for human consumption is increasing annually, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. The seaweeds industry is valued at around $12 billion in 2017, and supports millions of families worldwide. Seaweeds production grew globally by 30 million tons in 2016. Seaweeds have seen increasing usage in the food industry due to their abundance of beneficial nutrients, vitamins and ω–3 fatty acids. To date there have been no books that comprehensively cover up-to-date information on seaweeds cultivation, processing, extraction and nutritional properties. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds from their use as bioresources to their use in the feed industry to their applications in wastewater management and biofuels. Sustainable Global Resources Of Seaweeds Volume 1: Industrial Perspectives offers a complete overview of seaweeds from their cultivation and processing steps to their bioactive compounds and Industrial applications, while also providing the foundational information needed to understand these plants holistically. Chapters in this volume focus on seaweeds bioresources, ecology and biology, composition and cultivation, plus usage of seaweeds extracts for the feed industry. An entire section is dedicated to waste water treatment, bioremediation, biofuel and biofertilizer application of seaweeds. For any researcher in need of a comprehensive and up-to-date single source on seaweeds cultivation, this volume provides all the information necessary to gain a thorough understanding of this ever-important product.

Download or read book Supplementary Report to the Final Report of the Coral Reef Expert Group written by C.Anthony K.Peterson Authors of this report are: Mellin (E.Ewels, C.Puotinen, M.) and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conservation of Tropical Coral Reefs written by Brian Joseph McFarland and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical coral reefs is financed. Beginning with the context of tropical coral reef degradation and loss, alongside an overview of tropical ecology, global environmental policy and finance, the book reviews several conservation financing instruments. These include ecotourism, debt-for-nature swaps, impact investments, and government domestic budgetary expenditures. From the Great Barrier Reef, to the Coral Triangle, to the Mesoamerican Reef, tropical coral reef degradation and loss are serious global environmental issues, contributing to loss revenue and food insecurity for coastal communities, and species extinction. Yet, many leading companies, individuals, and governments are making a positive impact on tropical coral reef conservation through the use of conservation finance. Conservation of Tropical Coral Reefs, using 30 case studies which span 23 countries and 6 continents, tells the history of international conservation finance and provides a variety of options for individuals, businesses, and governments to support conservation financing projects.

Download or read book Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Modelling and Reporting Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preliminary Investigation of Alternative Approaches for the Reef Plan Report Card Water Quality Metric written by D. M. Tracey and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of water quality remains an essential requirement to ensure the long-term protection of the coastal and inshore ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) (Commonwealth of Australia, 2015). The land management initiatives under the Australian and Queensland Government's Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan) and the Reef 2050 Long Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050 Plan) are key actions to improve the water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef. The goal of Reef Plan is "To ensure that by 2020 the quality of water entering the reef from broadscale land use has no detrimental impact on the health and resilience of the Great Barrier Reef." The purpose of this report was to conduct a rapid and preliminary review of the Marine Water Quality Metric presented in the 2015-16 Reef Plan Report Card, focusing on issues highlighted by the Reef Plan ISP associated with data confidence of remotely sensed data in inshore areas.

Download or read book Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Modelling and Reporting Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Modelling and Reporting Program written by Australia and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of the Paddock to Reef program. First established in 2009, the program was reviewed and updated in 2013 with revised objectives, design elements and implementation processes through to 2018. Like the original program released in 2009, the 2013 - 2018 program applies a modelling framework supported by monitoring data to report progress towards Reef Plan's goal and targets in the short-to-medium term.

Download or read book Marine Protected Areas Economics Management and Effective Policy Mixes written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intense exploitation of our oceans and seas is degrading marine biodiversity and ecosystems at an alarming rate. This report presents good practice insights for effectively managing marine protected areas (MPAs), one of the policy instruments available for the conservation and sustainable ...

Download or read book Coral Reef Remote Sensing written by James A. Goodman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote sensing stands as the defining technology in our ability to monitor coral reefs, as well as their biophysical properties and associated processes, at regional to global scales. With overwhelming evidence that much of Earth’s reefs are in decline, our need for large-scale, repeatable assessments of reefs has never been so great. Fortunately, the last two decades have seen a rapid expansion in the ability for remote sensing to map and monitor the coral reef ecosystem, its overlying water column, and surrounding environment. Remote sensing is now a fundamental tool for the mapping, monitoring and management of coral reef ecosystems. Remote sensing offers repeatable, quantitative assessments of habitat and environmental characteristics over spatially extensive areas. As the multi-disciplinary field of coral reef remote sensing continues to mature, results demonstrate that the techniques and capabilities continue to improve. New developments allow reef assessments and mapping to be performed with higher accuracy, across greater spatial areas, and with greater temporal frequency. The increased level of information that remote sensing now makes available also allows more complex scientific questions to be addressed. As defined for this book, remote sensing includes the vast array of geospatial data collected from land, water, ship, airborne and satellite platforms. The book is organized by technology, including: visible and infrared sensing using photographic, multispectral and hyperspectral instruments; active sensing using light detection and ranging (LiDAR); acoustic sensing using ship, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and in-water platforms; and thermal and radar instruments. Emphasis and Audience This book serves multiple roles. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-art technologies for reef mapping, provides detailed technical information for coral reef remote sensing specialists, imparts insight on the scientific questions that can be tackled using this technology, and also includes a foundation for those new to reef remote sensing. The individual sections of the book include introductory overviews of four main types of remotely sensed data used to study coral reefs, followed by specific examples demonstrating practical applications of the different technologies being discussed. Guidelines for selecting the most appropriate sensor for particular applications are provided, including an overview of how to utilize remote sensing data as an effective tool in science and management. The text is richly illustrated with examples of each sensing technology applied to a range of scientific, monitoring and management questions in reefs around the world. As such, the book is broadly accessible to a general audience, as well as students, managers, remote sensing specialists and anyone else working with coral reef ecosystems.

Download or read book Reefs at Risk Revisited written by Lauretta Marie Burke and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eye on the Reef Monitoring Program Training Manual written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Reef Manager s Guide to Coral Bleaching written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores emerging monitoring strategies and presents adaptive management techniques to anticipate and mitigate coral bleaching, with emphasis upon identification and promotion of resilience in coral reef ecosystems. Includes coverage of strategic use of marine protected areas.

Download or read book The Value and Viability of Monitoring by a Collaborative Group written by Carrie A. Cultra and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: