Coral reefs: Impacts and sustainability in the South Pacific Islands
Coral reefs and other marine ecosystems such as islands are an important tourism resource and bring various benefits to the local communities. However, these natural resources are under threat from climate change and its related impacts, for example coral bleaching and ocean acidification, as well a...
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ftcquniportalfig:oai:figshare.com:article/13450409 2023-05-15T17:51:01+02:00 Coral reefs: Impacts and sustainability in the South Pacific Islands S Taumoepeau Anja Pabel 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10018/1267388 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/chapter/Coral_reefs_Impacts_and_sustainability_in_the_South_Pacific_Islands/13450409 http://hdl.handle.net/10018/1267388 CQUniversity General 1.0 Tourism Management Coral reefs Marine ecosystems Tourism Sustainability South Pacific region Text Chapter 2018 ftcquniportalfig 2022-08-05T12:03:49Z Coral reefs and other marine ecosystems such as islands are an important tourism resource and bring various benefits to the local communities. However, these natural resources are under threat from climate change and its related impacts, for example coral bleaching and ocean acidification, as well as anthropogenic stresses from human activities such as overfishing, anchor damage, coastal development, agricultural run-offs, sedimentation and coral mining. Despite these threats, coral reefs in many countries continue to be used in an unsustainable manner because of ignorance or greed or because of weak governance systems. This chapter examines the extent of coral reef tourism in the South Pacific region, including sustainability issues and the establishment of marine protected areas to provide protection for coral reef ecosystems. Book Part Ocean acidification CQUniversity: acquire Pacific |
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Coral reefs and other marine ecosystems such as islands are an important tourism resource and bring various benefits to the local communities. However, these natural resources are under threat from climate change and its related impacts, for example coral bleaching and ocean acidification, as well as anthropogenic stresses from human activities such as overfishing, anchor damage, coastal development, agricultural run-offs, sedimentation and coral mining. Despite these threats, coral reefs in many countries continue to be used in an unsustainable manner because of ignorance or greed or because of weak governance systems. This chapter examines the extent of coral reef tourism in the South Pacific region, including sustainability issues and the establishment of marine protected areas to provide protection for coral reef ecosystems. |
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Coral reefs: Impacts and sustainability in the South Pacific Islands |
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