Download or read book Status of the Coral Reef Ecosystems of Guam written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of The United States and Pacific Freely Associated States 2002 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economic Value of Guam s Coral Reefs written by Pieter van Beukering and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status of Coral Reefs in the Pacific written by Richard W. Grigg and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs written by United States Coral Reef Task Force and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global Climate Change and Coral Reefs written by Clive R. Wilkinson and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A global overview of the potential impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coral reefs, and of the implications of such impacts for ecological sustainable use of coral reefs. Includes information on the status and trends of reef conservation and use around the world, and suggestions for management of reefs in a changing world.
Download or read book The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Design and Parameterization of a Coral Reef Ecosystem Model for Guma written by Mariska Weijerman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this document, we present the basic formulations and parameterization of the Guam Atlantis Coral Reef Ecosystem Model (Guam Atlantis). We describe the spatial delineation of the model extent, the aggregations of species into functional groups, and the data processes and sources used for all biological parameterizations. Additionally, we describe the physical forcing files that are used in the model, and briefly mention the fishery characteristics of Guam. We intend to apply the model to explore ecological and socioeconomic trade-offs of the identified alternative management scenarios once the model is fully developed. At this stage we have initialized the model to represent the present day (2011) ecosystem status of Guam's reefs, to (1) simulate the expected shift to a quasi-equilibrium state of a reef system assuming an absence of human stressors or natural disturbances; and (2) examine the modeled response to a range of fishing mortalities"--Objective.
Download or read book Coral Reef Condition written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NOAA Coral Reef Initiative written by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western Pacific Region written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divers Willingness to Pay for Improved Coral Reef Conditions in Guam written by Shanna Grafeld and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral reefs are degrading globally, yet are essential to coastal and island economies, particularly in the Pacific. The diving industry benefits from coral reef management and can be positively or negatively impacted by ecological change. Quantifying divers' ecological preferences that influence economic outcomes can help inform managers and justify conservation. Utilizing non-market valuation, we assess SCUBA divers' preferences and WTP for ecological attributes of coral reef ecosystems in Guam, and investigate socioeconomic drivers influencing preferences. A discrete choice experiment grounded in ecosystem modeling reveals divers are willing to pay user fees in reef ecosystems with greater ecological health (higher fish biomass, diversity, and charismatic species). Improvement in fish biomass from low (25g/m2) to high (60g/m2) was worth over $2 million/year. Presence of sharks and turtles together was the preeminent attribute, with divers WTP $15-20 million/year. Contingent valuation results suggest divers are willing to make voluntary payments ($900 thousand) towards sediment-reduction projects in upland watersheds. These payments could benefit divers and the broader tourism industry by improving reef conditions. Relatively few policy instruments are in place worldwide collecting fees from divers for coastal management, and none in Guam. Our results suggest this remains an untapped funding source for coral reef management and conservation.
Download or read book Coral Reefs of the USA written by Bernhard M. Riegl and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-21 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral Reefs of the USA provides a complete overview of the present status of knowledge regarding all coral reef areas within the USA and its territories. It is written by the most experienced authorities in their fields and geographic areas. Stretching from the Caribbean to the western Pacific, the coral reefs of the USA span extensive geographic and biotic diversity, occur in a wide variety of geomorphological settings, and provide a representative cross-section of Holocene reef-building. This book will therefore be of broad general interest. For the first time, complete scholarly reviews are given for the geology, geomorphology and the biology of reefs encompassing a vast area stretching from the Mariana Islands in the west, Samoa in the south, Hawaii in the north and the Virgin Islands in the east. This book is not a status report, but will provide up-to-date information about stressors and the biotic responses of the reefs, as well as the geological explanations why these reefs exist in the first place. It will be an invaluable baseline-reference for all those who are engaged in research or management of these coral reefs or to those who simply enjoy being well-informed about one of the most iconic ecosystems of the USA.
Download or read book U S Department of the Interior written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status of Coral Reef Fish Assemblages and Benthic Condition Around Guam written by Ivor Douglas Williams and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coral reef fish and benthos were surveyed at 133 coral reef sites around Guam in May and June 2011 during a Mariana Archipelago Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Cruise (MARAMP 2011) and a supplemental survey mission accomplished using a chartered vessel. Both projects were conducted by the NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) using consistent methods, survey design, and personnel. The goals of the supplementary survey work were to (1) generate a more spatially comprehensive data set on the coral reefs around Guam than is possible based on a 4-5 survey day restriction, which has been the standard for biennial MARAMP cruises since 2003, around Guam, and (2) generate sufficient data to assess the status of reef fish assemblages in Guam's Marine Preserves (MPs) and to compare those reef fishes with assemblages in areas around Guam that are open to fishing ('open' sites). Recognizing differences in accessibility and ocean conditions on different sides of the island, Guam sites outside of the marine preserves are pooled at different times into 'all open' and separately for 'open-east' and 'open-west'"--Summary.
Download or read book NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan for Fiscal Years 2007 to 2011 written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
