Coral Reef Conservation ( Conservation Biology )

Publication series ：Conservation Biology

Author： Isabelle M. Côté; John D. Reynolds  

Publisher： Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year： 2006

E-ISBN: 9781316040508

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521671453

Subject： Q16 Conservation Biology

Keyword： 生态学（生物生态学）

Language： ENG

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Coral Reef Conservation

Description

Coral reefs are the 'rain forests' of the ocean, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms and facing the greatest threats from humans. As shallow-water coastal habitats, they support a wide range of economically and culturally important activities, from fishing to tourism. Their accessibility makes reefs vulnerable to local threats that include over-fishing, pollution and physical damage. Reefs also face global problems, such as climate change, which may be responsible for recent widespread coral mortality and increased frequency of hurricane damage. This book, first published in 2006, summarises the state of knowledge about the status of reefs, the problems they face, and potential solutions. The topics considered range from concerns about extinction of coral reef species to economic and social issues affecting the well-being of people who depend on reefs. The result is a multi-disciplinary perspective on problems and solutions to the coral reef crisis.

Chapter

Cover

Frontmatter

Contents

List of contributors

Foreword

Preface

Setting the stage

Status of coral reefs of the world: summary of threats and remedial action

Death and resurrection of Caribbean coral reefs: a palaeoecological perspective

A seascape-level perspective of coral reef ecosystems

Cold-water coral reefs: status and conservation

Uses and abuses: ecological and socio-economic issues

Challenges and accomplishments towards sustainable reef fisheries

Live food and non-food fisheries on coral reefs, and their potential management

Tourism and coral-reef-based conservation: can they coexist?

Longer-term impacts of climate change on coral reefs

The way forward: tools and approache

New approaches to estimating recent ecological changes on coral reefs

Assessing the effectiveness of marine protected areas as a tool for improving coral reef management

Environmental impact assessment for coral reefs: advocating direct protective approaches

Time for a third-generation economics-based approach to coral management

Collaborative and community-based conservation of coral reefs, with reference to marine reserves in the Philippines

Education as a tool for coral reef conservation: lessons from marine protected areas

Adaptive institutions for coral reef conservation

Coral reef restoration with case studies from Florida

Redesigning coral reef conservation

Coral reef coda: what can we hope for?

Index

Plate section

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