Changing geo‐ecological functions of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

CT Perry, L Alvarez‐Filip - Functional Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ecology of many coral reefs has changed markedly over recent decades in response to
various combinations of local and global stressors. These ecological changes have …

Destruction or persistence of coral atoll islands in the face of 20th and 21st century sea‐level rise?

R McLean, P Kench - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The future of low‐lying reef islands has been the subject of international concern, scientific
debate, and media interest in the last decade. As a result of sea‐level rise, atoll islands are …

[HTML][HTML] Map** the global value and distribution of coral reef tourism

M Spalding, L Burke, SA Wood, J Ashpole, J Hutchison… - Marine Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Global coral reef related tourism is one of the most significant examples of nature-based
tourism from a single ecosystem. Coral reefs attract foreign and domestic visitors and …

[BUCH][B] Introduction to coastal processes and geomorphology

R Davidson-Arnott, B Bauer, C Houser - 2019 - books.google.com
Written for anyone interested in coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the
processes at work on our coastlines and the resulting features seen in coastal systems …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of island change and persistence offer alternate adaptation pathways for atoll nations

PS Kench, MR Ford, SD Owen - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Sea-level rise and climatic change threaten the existence of atoll nations. Inundation and
erosion are expected to render islands uninhabitable over the next century, forcing human …

Shoreline changes interpreted from multi-temporal aerial photographs and high resolution satellite images: Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands

M Ford - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Wotje Atoll is located at 9° 25′ N and 170° 04′ E within the Republic of the Marshall
Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. As on other atolls, the islands perched along the rim of …

[HTML][HTML] Widespread inundation of Pacific islands triggered by distant-source wind-waves

RK Hoeke, KL McInnes, JC Kruger… - Global and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
It is essential to understand the causes of sea level extremes in order to anticipate and
respond to coastal flooding (inundation), and to adapt to sea level rise. We investigate a …

Benthic coral reef calcium carbonate dissolution in an acidifying ocean

BD Eyre, AJ Andersson, T Cyronak - Nature climate change, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in CaCO3 dissolution due to ocean acidification are potentially more
important than changes in calcification to the future accretion and survival of coral reef …

The emerging threats of climate change on tropical coastal ecosystem services, public health, local economies and livelihood sustainability of small islands …

EA Hernández-Delgado - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2015 - Elsevier
Climate change has significantly impacted tropical ecosystems critical for sustaining local
economies and community livelihoods at global scales. Coastal ecosystems have largely …

[BUCH][B] Islands at risk?: environments, economies and contemporary change

J Connell - 2013 - books.google.com
This book provides a wide-ranging comparative analysis of contemporary economic, social,
political and environmental change in small islands, island states and territories, through …