[Coral-List] Recent paper about land-based source pollution impacts in Acropora palmata

[Hernandez Edwin]

Dear Listers!

Greetings! Just a quick notice to inform you of our recent publication regarding the impacts of land-based source pollution on remnant populations of threatened Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Aspects such as eutrophication and sewage pollution are addressed in the context of how much chronic pollution interferes with the natural ability of corals to bounce back from disturbance and sea surface warming trends.


It is an open access paper, so you can download it directly from the link below.


Unsustainable Land-Based Source Pollution in a Climate of Change: A Roadblock to the 
Conservation and Recovery of Elkhorn Coral Acropora palmata (Lamarck 
1816)
  
          
Unsustainable Land-Based Source Pollution in a Climate of Change: A Roadblock to the Conservatio...
Chronic eutrophication and turbidity are critical detrimental factors impacting coral reef ecosystems, adversely affecting their ecological functions, 
services, benefits, and resilience across multiple spatial scales and 
over prolonged periods of time. Inadequate land...  
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Best regards and enjoy!

E
 
Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Ph.D. 
Affiliate Researcher 

University of Puerto Rico 
Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation 
Coral Reef Research Group
P.O. Box 23360
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360

Tel (787) 764-0000, x-2009 
Fax (787) 764-2610

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