effects of storms, heavy rain, and sedimentation on the shallow coral reefs of St. John, US Virgin Islands

Disturbances are integral features of coral reefs, but since the 1970s they have degraded reefs throughout the world. While these events are well known, it is unclear how the perturbed communities will respond to further assaults. Here, we describe the effects of disturbances on reefs in St. John, U...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hydrobiologia 2014-08, Vol.734 (1), p.143-158
Hauptverfasser:	Edmunds, Peter J, Gray, Sarah C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Berms Biomedical and Life Sciences Carbonate sediments Carbonates Coral reefs Coral reefs and islands corals Ecology Freshwater & Marine Ecology Life Sciences Marine Marine ecology Marine environment Polychaeta population size Primary Research Paper Rain Rainfall recruitment runoff Sea-water Seawater Sedimentation Sedimentation & deposition sediments Storms temperature Terrigenous sediments Water temperature Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	Disturbances are integral features of coral reefs, but since the 1970s they have degraded reefs throughout the world. While these events are well known, it is unclear how the perturbed communities will respond to further assaults. Here, we describe the effects of disturbances on reefs in St. John, US Virgin Islands, where coral cover has been
ISSN:	0018-8158 1573-5117
DOI:	10.1007/s10750-014-1876-7