Status of coral reefs of Upolu (Independent State of Samoa) in the South West Pacific and recommendations to promote resilience and recovery of coastal ecosystems

Coral reef ecosystems worldwide are immediately threatened by the impacts of climate change. Here we report on the condition of coral reefs over 83 km of coastline at the island of Upolu, Samoa in the remote South West Pacific in 2016 during the Tara Pacific Expedition. Despite the distance to large...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2018-04, Vol.129 (1), p.392-398
Main Authors: Ziegler, Maren, Quéré, Gaëlle, Ghiglione, Jean-François, Iwankow, Guillaume, Barbe, Valérie, Boissin, Emilie, Wincker, Patrick, Planes, Serge, Voolstra, Christian R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Aquatic ecosystems
Bioclimatology
Biodiversity and Ecology
Climate change
Coastal ecosystems
Coasts
Coral reef degradation
Coral reef ecosystems
Coral reefs
Corals
Ecology, environment
Ecosystem recovery
Ecosystems
Environmental changes
Environmental impact
Environmental Sciences
Expeditions
Fish
Global Changes
Human influences
Life Sciences
Marine fishes
Marine invertebrates
Marine protected areas
Marine resource management
Monitoring
Protected areas
Reef fish
Reef fishes
Resilience
Threatened species
Underwater resources
Urban areas
Urban environments
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Summary:Coral reef ecosystems worldwide are immediately threatened by the impacts of climate change. Here we report on the condition of coral reefs over 83 km of coastline at the island of Upolu, Samoa in the remote South West Pacific in 2016 during the Tara Pacific Expedition. Despite the distance to large urban centers, coral cover was extremely low (
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.044