Marine ‘refugia’ in the Keppel Region of the Great Barrier Reef
The concept of marine no-take areas has historically been used as a tool for managing ecosystem function on coral reefs. Reserves have flow-on benefits to the fish stocks on surrounding reefs (Hughes, Bellwood et al. 2006) and promote resilience to chronic traumas such as anchoring and bleaching. Wh...
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ftcquniv:oai:acquire.cqu.edu.au:cqu:6000 2023-05-15T17:52:10+02:00 Marine ‘refugia’ in the Keppel Region of the Great Barrier Reef Jones, Alison M. Berkelmans, R. (Raymond), 1957- 2010. http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/50138 en-aus eng Australia. : Australian Naval Institute Headmark : journal of the Australian Naval Institute. Australia. : Australian Naval Institute, 2010. Vol. 136, (2010), p. 19-27 9 pages Non-refereed 1833-6531 ACQUIRE [electronic resource] : Central Queensland University Institutional Repository. cqu:6000 http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/50138 Jones, A & Berkelmans, R 2010, 'Marine ‘refugia’ in the Keppel Region of the Great Barrier Reef', Headmark: Journal of the Australian Naval Institute, vol. 136, pp. 19-27. Applied research 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures 960302 Climate Change Mitigation Strategies 960305 Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change 050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change 050102 Ecosystem Function 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity Coral reefs and islands Marine ecology Marine resources conservation Refugia -- Corals -- Keppel -- Great Barrier Reef -- Marine protected areas Journal Article. 2010 ftcquniv 2019-04-18T06:55:21Z The concept of marine no-take areas has historically been used as a tool for managing ecosystem function on coral reefs. Reserves have flow-on benefits to the fish stocks on surrounding reefs (Hughes, Bellwood et al. 2006) and promote resilience to chronic traumas such as anchoring and bleaching. While no-take marine reserves have now been firmly established as management tools globally, the choice of most has been typically based on a range of human socio-economic values and biophysical representativeness rather than on the potential resilience of corals (Riegl and Piller 2003). Understandably, given the size of the reef areas under their jurisdiction, few marine managers have had the resources to conduct robust biophysical assessments on which to base these choices. Unfortunately, many established marine reserves are now located in regions deemed vulnerable to temperature-induced coral mortality (Maxmen 2008) and a recent study has highlighted their failure to have a positive effect on ecosystem response to large-scale disturbance (Graham, McClanahan et al. 2008). While the current system of marine reserves has a vital role in protecting fish stocks and enhancing recovery, they may do little to provide reef-wide resilience from the compounding threats posed by increased temperature, ocean acidification, rising sea level, land runoff, changing hydrodynamics and increasing severity of storms and floods. Considering predictions that these threats will escalate and the likelihood of a corresponding decline in the resources available to protect them, it may be necessary to earmark reefs based on the resilience of corals and their potential to provide the seed stock for surrounding reef regeneration when conditions improve: Noah’s arks for reefs. Extending protection of small pockets of highly diverse but ecologically resilient corals by way of improved water quality and protection from extractive activities may improve the capacity of these ‘refugia’ to seed regeneration on a reef-wide scale following climate-induced catastrophic destruction in the future. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Central Queensland University: aCQUIRe |
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Applied research 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures 960302 Climate Change Mitigation Strategies 960305 Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change 050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change 050102 Ecosystem Function 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity Coral reefs and islands Marine ecology Marine resources conservation Refugia -- Corals -- Keppel -- Great Barrier Reef -- Marine protected areas |
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Applied research 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures 960302 Climate Change Mitigation Strategies 960305 Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change 050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change 050102 Ecosystem Function 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity Coral reefs and islands Marine ecology Marine resources conservation Refugia -- Corals -- Keppel -- Great Barrier Reef -- Marine protected areas Jones, Alison M. Berkelmans, R. (Raymond), 1957- Marine ‘refugia’ in the Keppel Region of the Great Barrier Reef |
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Applied research 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures 960302 Climate Change Mitigation Strategies 960305 Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change 050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change 050102 Ecosystem Function 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity Coral reefs and islands Marine ecology Marine resources conservation Refugia -- Corals -- Keppel -- Great Barrier Reef -- Marine protected areas |
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The concept of marine no-take areas has historically been used as a tool for managing ecosystem function on coral reefs. Reserves have flow-on benefits to the fish stocks on surrounding reefs (Hughes, Bellwood et al. 2006) and promote resilience to chronic traumas such as anchoring and bleaching. While no-take marine reserves have now been firmly established as management tools globally, the choice of most has been typically based on a range of human socio-economic values and biophysical representativeness rather than on the potential resilience of corals (Riegl and Piller 2003). Understandably, given the size of the reef areas under their jurisdiction, few marine managers have had the resources to conduct robust biophysical assessments on which to base these choices. Unfortunately, many established marine reserves are now located in regions deemed vulnerable to temperature-induced coral mortality (Maxmen 2008) and a recent study has highlighted their failure to have a positive effect on ecosystem response to large-scale disturbance (Graham, McClanahan et al. 2008). While the current system of marine reserves has a vital role in protecting fish stocks and enhancing recovery, they may do little to provide reef-wide resilience from the compounding threats posed by increased temperature, ocean acidification, rising sea level, land runoff, changing hydrodynamics and increasing severity of storms and floods. Considering predictions that these threats will escalate and the likelihood of a corresponding decline in the resources available to protect them, it may be necessary to earmark reefs based on the resilience of corals and their potential to provide the seed stock for surrounding reef regeneration when conditions improve: Noah’s arks for reefs. Extending protection of small pockets of highly diverse but ecologically resilient corals by way of improved water quality and protection from extractive activities may improve the capacity of these ‘refugia’ to seed regeneration on a reef-wide scale following climate-induced catastrophic destruction in the future. |
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Marine ‘refugia’ in the Keppel Region of the Great Barrier Reef |
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Marine ‘refugia’ in the Keppel Region of the Great Barrier Reef |
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Australia. : Australian Naval Institute |
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Ocean acidification |
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Ocean acidification |
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Jones, A & Berkelmans, R 2010, 'Marine ‘refugia’ in the Keppel Region of the Great Barrier Reef', Headmark: Journal of the Australian Naval Institute, vol. 136, pp. 19-27. |
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Headmark : journal of the Australian Naval Institute. Australia. : Australian Naval Institute, 2010. Vol. 136, (2010), p. 19-27 9 pages Non-refereed 1833-6531 ACQUIRE [electronic resource] : Central Queensland University Institutional Repository. cqu:6000 http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/50138 |
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