Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations
The coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands are in one of the most remote areas of the Pacific Ocean, and yet they are exposed to the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. The Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected Area was designated in 2016 and is one of the largest in the world, but the marine environm...
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ftuniveastangl:oai:ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk:90066 2023-06-06T11:58:12+02:00 Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations Lincoln, Susana Cowburn, Benjamin Howes, Ella L. Birchenough, Silvana Pinnegar, John K. Dye, Stephen Buckley, Paul Sheppard, Charles Wabnitz, Colette C. C. Dutra, Leo X. C. Graham, Jennifer Archer-Rand, Simeon Hardman, Emily Engelhard, Georg H. Townhill, Bryony L. 2022-11 application/pdf https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90066/ https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90066/1/Lincoln_etal_2022_JMBA.pdf https://doi.org/10.1017/S002531542200090X en eng https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90066/1/Lincoln_etal_2022_JMBA.pdf Lincoln, Susana, Cowburn, Benjamin, Howes, Ella L., Birchenough, Silvana, Pinnegar, John K., Dye, Stephen, Buckley, Paul, Sheppard, Charles, Wabnitz, Colette C. C., Dutra, Leo X. C., Graham, Jennifer, Archer-Rand, Simeon, Hardman, Emily, Engelhard, Georg H. and Townhill, Bryony L. (2022) Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 102 (7). pp. 535-549. ISSN 0025-3154 doi:10.1017/S002531542200090X cc_by_nc_nd Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftuniveastangl https://doi.org/10.1017/S002531542200090X 2023-04-13T22:32:25Z The coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands are in one of the most remote areas of the Pacific Ocean, and yet they are exposed to the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. The Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected Area was designated in 2016 and is one of the largest in the world, but the marine environment around these highly isolated islands remains poorly documented. Evidence collated here indicates that while the Pitcairn Islands' reefs have thus far been relatively sheltered from the effect of warming sea temperatures, there is substantial risk of future coral decalcification due to ocean acidification. The projected acceleration in the rate of sea level rise, and the reefs' exposure to risks from distant ocean swells and cold-water intrusions, add further uncertainty as to whether these islands and their reefs will continue to adapt and persist into the future. Coordinated action within the context of the Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected Area can help enhance the resilience of the reefs in the Pitcairn Islands. Options include management of other human pressures, control of invasive species and active reef interventions. More research, however, is needed in order to better assess what are the most appropriate and feasible options to protect these reefs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of East Anglia: UEA Digital Repository Pacific Active Reef ENVELOPE(-55.866,-55.866,-63.400,-63.400) Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 102 7 535 549 |
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The coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands are in one of the most remote areas of the Pacific Ocean, and yet they are exposed to the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. The Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected Area was designated in 2016 and is one of the largest in the world, but the marine environment around these highly isolated islands remains poorly documented. Evidence collated here indicates that while the Pitcairn Islands' reefs have thus far been relatively sheltered from the effect of warming sea temperatures, there is substantial risk of future coral decalcification due to ocean acidification. The projected acceleration in the rate of sea level rise, and the reefs' exposure to risks from distant ocean swells and cold-water intrusions, add further uncertainty as to whether these islands and their reefs will continue to adapt and persist into the future. Coordinated action within the context of the Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected Area can help enhance the resilience of the reefs in the Pitcairn Islands. Options include management of other human pressures, control of invasive species and active reef interventions. More research, however, is needed in order to better assess what are the most appropriate and feasible options to protect these reefs. |
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Lincoln, Susana Cowburn, Benjamin Howes, Ella L. Birchenough, Silvana Pinnegar, John K. Dye, Stephen Buckley, Paul Sheppard, Charles Wabnitz, Colette C. C. Dutra, Leo X. C. Graham, Jennifer Archer-Rand, Simeon Hardman, Emily Engelhard, Georg H. Townhill, Bryony L. |
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Lincoln, Susana Cowburn, Benjamin Howes, Ella L. Birchenough, Silvana Pinnegar, John K. Dye, Stephen Buckley, Paul Sheppard, Charles Wabnitz, Colette C. C. Dutra, Leo X. C. Graham, Jennifer Archer-Rand, Simeon Hardman, Emily Engelhard, Georg H. Townhill, Bryony L. Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations |
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Lincoln, Susana Cowburn, Benjamin Howes, Ella L. Birchenough, Silvana Pinnegar, John K. Dye, Stephen Buckley, Paul Sheppard, Charles Wabnitz, Colette C. C. Dutra, Leo X. C. Graham, Jennifer Archer-Rand, Simeon Hardman, Emily Engelhard, Georg H. Townhill, Bryony L. |
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Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations |
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Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations |
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Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations |
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Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations |
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Climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the UK Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands: Resilience and adaptation considerations |
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climate change impacts on the coral reefs of the uk overseas territory of the pitcairn islands: resilience and adaptation considerations |
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