The Fate of Corals: Will They Overcome Competition with Algae and Cyanobacteria in a Changing Environment?
Coral reefs provide substantial ecological and economic services to coastal communities in the tropics. Hence, there is a great concern about the permanence of these ecosystems and the consequent loss of the economic, ecological and social services coral reefs provide due to their susceptibility to...
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ftunivbogotajtl:oai:expeditiorepositorio.utadeo.edu.co:20.500.12010/8806 2023-05-15T17:51:19+02:00 The Fate of Corals: Will They Overcome Competition with Algae and Cyanobacteria in a Changing Environment? Puyana, Monica Bogotá, Colombia 2018 22 páginas application/pdf image/png https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/8806 https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71568 unknown Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/8806 doi:10.5772/intechopen.71568 instname:Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Abierto (Texto Completo) Cyanobacteria Algae Coral reefs Competition Phase changes Corales -- Investigaciones Restauración de arrecifes de coral Artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 2018 ftunivbogotajtl https://doi.org/20.500.12010/8806 https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71568 2022-11-17T07:41:51Z Coral reefs provide substantial ecological and economic services to coastal communities in the tropics. Hence, there is a great concern about the permanence of these ecosystems and the consequent loss of the economic, ecological and social services coral reefs provide due to their susceptibility to natural and anthropogenic threats. Large-scale processes such as strong El Niño Southern Oscillation events, global warming and ocean acidification represent significant challenges for coral reefs. Benthic cyanobacteria and seaweed have substantially increased in reef areas, facilitated by excessive nutrient input, reduction in herbivore populations and global warming. This review briefly describes the currently known aspects of coral, algae and cyanobacterial interactions, as well as the local and global environmental and ecological aspects that have caused the increase of algae and cyanobacteria in detriment to reef corals. Reef communities will keep changing in the light of large-scale events and anthropogenic influences. As short-term measures, ambitious programs for grazer reintroduction could help curb population growth of algae and cyanobacteria. Medium- to long-term measures should be oriented at limiting nutrient input to water bodies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Expeditio - Repositorio Institucional Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (UTADEO) |
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Coral reefs provide substantial ecological and economic services to coastal communities in the tropics. Hence, there is a great concern about the permanence of these ecosystems and the consequent loss of the economic, ecological and social services coral reefs provide due to their susceptibility to natural and anthropogenic threats. Large-scale processes such as strong El Niño Southern Oscillation events, global warming and ocean acidification represent significant challenges for coral reefs. Benthic cyanobacteria and seaweed have substantially increased in reef areas, facilitated by excessive nutrient input, reduction in herbivore populations and global warming. This review briefly describes the currently known aspects of coral, algae and cyanobacterial interactions, as well as the local and global environmental and ecological aspects that have caused the increase of algae and cyanobacteria in detriment to reef corals. Reef communities will keep changing in the light of large-scale events and anthropogenic influences. As short-term measures, ambitious programs for grazer reintroduction could help curb population growth of algae and cyanobacteria. Medium- to long-term measures should be oriented at limiting nutrient input to water bodies. |
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Puyana, Monica |
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The Fate of Corals: Will They Overcome Competition with Algae and Cyanobacteria in a Changing Environment? |
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The Fate of Corals: Will They Overcome Competition with Algae and Cyanobacteria in a Changing Environment? |
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The Fate of Corals: Will They Overcome Competition with Algae and Cyanobacteria in a Changing Environment? |
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The Fate of Corals: Will They Overcome Competition with Algae and Cyanobacteria in a Changing Environment? |
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The Fate of Corals: Will They Overcome Competition with Algae and Cyanobacteria in a Changing Environment? |
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fate of corals: will they overcome competition with algae and cyanobacteria in a changing environment? |
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Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano |
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2018 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/8806 https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71568 |
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Bogotá, Colombia |
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Ocean acidification |
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