Eliza C.Heery and Bert W. Hoeksema and Nicola K. Browne and James D. Reimer and Put O. Ang and Danwei Huang and Daniel A. Friess and Chou, Loke Ming and Lynette H.L. Loke and Poonam Saksena-Taylor and Nadia Alsagoff and Thamasak Yeemin and Makamas Sutthacheep and Si Tuan Vo and Arthur R. Bos and Girley S. Gumanao and Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein and David J.W. Lane and Ofri Johan and Andreas Kunzmann and Jamaluddin Jompa and Suharsono and Daisuke Taira and Andrew G. Bauman and Peter A. Todd (2018) Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135. pp. 654-681. ISSN 0025-326X
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Abstract
Given predicted increases in urbanization in tropical and subtropical regions, understanding the processes shaping urban coral reefs may be essential for anticipating future conservation challenges. We used a case study approach to identify unifying patterns of urban coral reefs and clarify the effects of urbanization on hard coral assemblages. Data were compiled from 11 cities throughout East and Southeast Asia, with particular focus on Singapore, Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Naha (Okinawa). Our review highlights several key characteristics of urban coral reefs, including “reef compression” (a decline in bathymetric range with increasing turbidity and decreasing water clarity over time and relative to shore), dominance by domed coral growth forms and low reef complexity, variable city-specific inshore-offshore gradients, early declines in coral cover with recent fluctuating periods of acute impacts and rapid recovery, and colonization of urban infrastructure by hard corals. We present hypotheses for urban reef community dynamics and discuss potential of ecological engineering for corals in urban areas.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Pollution, Reef compression, Reef restoration, Urban ecology, Urbanization |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301-705.5 Biology (General) |
| Department: | INSTITUTE > Borneo Marine Research Institute |
| Depositing User: | SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS - |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2019 13:52 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2019 13:52 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22531 |
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