Coral Reef Conservation

by Edited by Isabelle M. Côté , John D. Reynolds

• ISBN13: 9780521671453
• ISBN10: 0521671450
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Coral reefs are the 'rain forests' of the ocean, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms and facing the greatest threats from humans. As shallow-water coastal habitats, they support a wide range of economically and culturally important activities, from fishing to tourism. Their accessibility makes reefs vulnerable to local threats that include over-fishing, pollution and physical damage. Reefs also face global problems, such as climate change, which may be responsible for recent widespread coral mortality and increased frequency of hurricane damage. This book summarises the current state of knowledge about the status of reefs, the problems they face, and potential solutions. The topics considered range from concerns about extinction of coral reef species to economic and social issues affecting the well-being of people who depend on reefs. The result is a multi-disciplinary perspective on problems and solutions to the coral reef crisis.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	viii
Foreword	xi
BY BEN BRADSHAW, MP, MINISTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AND FISHERIES, UK
Preface	xv
Part I Setting the stage
1 Status of coral reefs of the world: summary of threats and remedial action	3	(37)
CLIVE WILKINSON
2 Death and resurrection of Caribbean coral reefs: a palaeoecological perspective	40	(38)
WILLIAM F. PRECHT AND RICHARD B. ARONSON
3 A seascape-level perspective of coral reef ecosystems	78	(37)
PETER J. MUMBY AND ALASTAIR R. HARBORNE
4 Cold-water coral reefs: status and conservation	115	(32)
EMILY CORCORAN AND STEFAN HAIN
Part II Uses and abuses: ecological and socio-economic issues
5 Challenges and accomplishments towards sustainable reef fisheries	147	(36)
TIM McCLANAHAN
6 Live food and non-food fisheries on coral reefs, and their potential management	183	(54)
AMANDA C.J. VINCENT
7 Tourism and coral-reef-based conservation: can they coexist?	237	(27)
GUY JOBBINS
8 Longer-term impacts of climate change on coral reefs	264	(29)
CHARLES SHEPPARD
Part III The way forward: tools and approaches
9 New approaches to estimating recent ecological changes on coral reefs	293	(21)
ISABELLE M. COTE, TOBY A. GARDNER, JENNIFER A. GILL, DAVID J. HUTCHINSON AND ANDREW R. WATKINSON
10 Assessing the effectiveness of marine protected areas as a tool for improving coral reef management	314	(18)
SUE WELLS
11 Environmental impact assessment for coral reefs: advocating direct protective approaches	332	(30)
JOHN R. TURNER, RICHARD BOAK, REBECCA KLAUS, DEOLALL DABY AND EMILY HARDMAN
12 Time for a third-generation economics-based approach to coral management	362	(30)
JAMES SPURGEON
13 Collaborative and community-based conservation of coral reefs, with reference to marine reserves in the Philippines	392	(27)
ANGEL C. ALCALA, GARRY R. RUSS AND PORTIA NILLOS
14 Education as a tool for coral reef conservation: lessons from marine protected areas	419	(36)
LISA J. BROWNING, R. ANDREW O. FINLAY AND LORNA R.E. FOX
15 Adaptive institutions for coral reef conservation	455	(23)
KATRINA BROWN
16 Coral reef restoration with case studies from Florida	478	(37)
WALTER C. JAAP, J. HAROLD HUDSON, RICHARD E. DODGE, DAVID GILLIAM AND RICHARD SHAUL
17 Redesigning coral reef conservation	515	(23)
CALLUM M. ROBERTS, JOHN D. REYNOLDS, ISABELLE M. COTE AND JULIE P. HAWKINS
18 Coral reef coda: what can we hope for?	538	(12)
NANCY KNOWLTON
Index	550