Bleached pavement: the urban redevelopment of coral ecosystems

• Main Author: Hardin, Amelia Strom
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL) 2015
• Subjects: Journalism Print Journalism; coral reef; coral bleaching; Heron Island; urban redevelopment; ocean acidification; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-m2385; https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1RPAEOX

Unrestricted Heron Reef is a living example of a phenomenon ecologists call “Darwin’s Paradox.” The water around the reef is crystal-clear – good news for humans who come to view the reef, but bad news for fish and coral polyps on the hunt for food. The water is empty; it lacks the nutrients the ree...