The Great Barrier Reef: vulnerabilities and solutions in the face of ocean acidification

As living carbonate-based structures, coral reefs are highly vulnerable to ocean acidification. The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the largest continuous coral reef system in the world. Its economic, social, and icon assets are valued at AU$56 billion (Deloitte Access Economics, 2017), owing to its vas...

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Published in:Regional Studies in Marine Science
Main Authors: Pendleton, Linwood, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Albright, Rebecca, Kaup, Anne, Marshall, Paul, Marshall, Nadine, Fletcher, Steve, Haraldsson, Gunnar, Hansson, Lina
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Published: Elsevier 2019
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Ocean acidification
Online Access:https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/61744/1/61744.pdf
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spelling ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:61744 2024-02-11T10:07:19+01:00 The Great Barrier Reef: vulnerabilities and solutions in the face of ocean acidification Pendleton, Linwood Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove Albright, Rebecca Kaup, Anne Marshall, Paul Marshall, Nadine Fletcher, Steve Haraldsson, Gunnar Hansson, Lina 2019 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/61744/1/61744.pdf unknown Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100729 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/61744/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/61744/1/61744.pdf Pendleton, Linwood, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Albright, Rebecca, Kaup, Anne, Marshall, Paul, Marshall, Nadine, Fletcher, Steve, Haraldsson, Gunnar, and Hansson, Lina (2019) The Great Barrier Reef: vulnerabilities and solutions in the face of ocean acidification. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 31. 100729. open Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100729 2024-01-22T23:45:20Z As living carbonate-based structures, coral reefs are highly vulnerable to ocean acidification. The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the largest continuous coral reef system in the world. Its economic, social, and icon assets are valued at AU$56 billion (Deloitte Access Economics, 2017), owing to its vast biodiversity and services related to commercial and recreational fisheries, shoreline protection, and reef-related tourism and recreation. Ocean acidification poses a significant risk to these ecological and socioeconomic services, threatening not only the structural foundation of the GBR but the livelihoods of reef-dependent sectors of society. To assess the vulnerabilities of the GBR to ocean acidification, we review the characteristics of the GBR and the current valuation and factors affecting potential losses across three major areas of socioeconomic concern: fisheries, shoreline protection, and reef-related tourism and recreation. We then discuss potential solutions, both conventional and unconventional, for mitigating ocean acidification impacts on the GBR and propose a suite of actions that would help assess and increase the region's preparedness for the effects of ocean acidification. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Regional Studies in Marine Science 31 100729
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description As living carbonate-based structures, coral reefs are highly vulnerable to ocean acidification. The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the largest continuous coral reef system in the world. Its economic, social, and icon assets are valued at AU$56 billion (Deloitte Access Economics, 2017), owing to its vast biodiversity and services related to commercial and recreational fisheries, shoreline protection, and reef-related tourism and recreation. Ocean acidification poses a significant risk to these ecological and socioeconomic services, threatening not only the structural foundation of the GBR but the livelihoods of reef-dependent sectors of society. To assess the vulnerabilities of the GBR to ocean acidification, we review the characteristics of the GBR and the current valuation and factors affecting potential losses across three major areas of socioeconomic concern: fisheries, shoreline protection, and reef-related tourism and recreation. We then discuss potential solutions, both conventional and unconventional, for mitigating ocean acidification impacts on the GBR and propose a suite of actions that would help assess and increase the region's preparedness for the effects of ocean acidification.
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author Pendleton, Linwood
Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove
Albright, Rebecca
Kaup, Anne
Marshall, Paul
Marshall, Nadine
Fletcher, Steve
Haraldsson, Gunnar
Hansson, Lina
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Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove
Albright, Rebecca
Kaup, Anne
Marshall, Paul
Marshall, Nadine
Fletcher, Steve
Haraldsson, Gunnar
Hansson, Lina
The Great Barrier Reef: vulnerabilities and solutions in the face of ocean acidification
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Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove
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Kaup, Anne
Marshall, Paul
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Fletcher, Steve
Haraldsson, Gunnar
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title The Great Barrier Reef: vulnerabilities and solutions in the face of ocean acidification
title_short The Great Barrier Reef: vulnerabilities and solutions in the face of ocean acidification
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title_fullStr The Great Barrier Reef: vulnerabilities and solutions in the face of ocean acidification
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