Are U.S. Coral Reefs on the Slippery Slope to Slime?

Coral reefs provide ecosystem goods and services worth more than $375 billion to the global economy each year. Yet, worldwide, reefs are in decline. Examination of the history of degradation reveals three ways to challenge the current state of affairs. Pandolfi et al discuss how to reverse the traje...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2005-03, Vol.307 (5716), p.1725-1726
Hauptverfasser:	Pandolfi, J. M., Jackson, J. B. C., Baron, N., Bradbury, R. H., Guzman, H. M., Hughes, T. P., Kappel, C. V., Micheli, F., Ogden, J. C., Possingham, H. P., Sala, E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Australia Climate Control Coral reefs Coral reefs and islands Corals Economic aspects Ecosystems Environmental aspects Environmental degradation Environmental management Environmental protection Keys Land Use Marine Marine ecology Marine ecosystems Marine fishes Policy Forum Pollution Pollution control Reefs Scleractinia Turtles United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Coral reefs provide ecosystem goods and services worth more than $375 billion to the global economy each year. Yet, worldwide, reefs are in decline. Examination of the history of degradation reveals three ways to challenge the current state of affairs. Pandolfi et al discuss how to reverse the trajectory of decline of US coral reefs.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.1104258