[Coral-List] Turbid coral reefs review paper

adi zweifler adizweifler at gmail.com
Wed Jun 16 23:10:10 UTC 2021


Hello,

Here is a new link for the paper

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/6/251/htm

Best wishes,

Adi

On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 at 10:00, adi zweifler <adizweifler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>  Hello All,
>
> I’d like to share with you our new paper:
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> “Turbid Coral Reefs: Past, Present and Future—A Review”
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> https://www.mdpi.com/1141246:
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> Abstract: Increasing evidence suggests that coral reefs exposed to
> elevated turbidity may be more resilient to climate change impacts and
> serve as an important conservation hotspot. However, logistical
> difficulties in studying turbid environments have led to poor
> representation of these reef types within the scientific literature, with
> studies using different methods and definitions to characterize turbid
> reefs. Here we review the geological origins and growth histories of turbid
> reefs from the Holocene (past), their current ecological and environmental
> states (present), and their potential responses and resilience to
> increasing local and global pressures (future). We classify turbid reefs
> using new descriptors based on their turbidity regime (persistent,
> fluctuating, transitional) and sources of sediment input (natural versus
> anthropogenic). Further, by comparing the composition, function and
> resilience of two of the most studied turbid reefs, Paluma Shoals Reef
> Complex, Australia (natural turbidity) and Singapore reefs (anthropogenic
> turbidity), we found them to be two distinct types of turbid reefs with
> different conservation status. As the geographic range of turbid reefs is
> expected to increase due to local and global stressors, improving our
> understanding of their responses to environmental change will be central to
> global coral reef conservation efforts.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Adi
>
> *Adi Zweifler (Zvifler)*
>
> *PhD Candidate *
>
> *School of Earth Sciences* •  *University of Western Australia*
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> Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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> Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC)
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> *T *+61 422803027  •  *E **adi.zvifler at research.uwa.edu.au
> <adi.zvifler at research.uwa.edu.au>*
>
>
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> https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4953-7517
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> https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TFHtpg8AAAAJ&hl=en
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> https://www.reefislandfutures.org/
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