DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.055
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84892440662
论文题名: Shifting environmental baselines in the Red Sea
作者: Price A.R.G. ; Ghazi S.J. ; Tkaczynski P.J. ; Venkatachalam A.J. ; Santillan A. ; Pancho T. ; Metcalfe R. ; Saunders J.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2014
卷: 78, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 96
结束页码: 101
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Coral reefs
; Ecosystem health
; Rapid environmental assessment
; Red Sea
Scopus关键词: Coastal construction
; Coastal ecosystems
; Coral reef
; Ecosystem health
; Marine biodiversity
; Rapid environmental assessments
; Red sea
; Sedimentary ecosystems
; Biodiversity
; Surveys
; Ecosystems
; atoll
; coral reef
; ecosystem health
; environmental assessment
; mangrove
; aquatic environment
; article
; coastal waters
; coral reef
; environmental change
; environmental exposure
; environmental health
; environmental monitoring
; mangrove
; oil spill
; rapid environmental assessment
; Saudi Arabia
; sedimentation
; species diversity
; species habitat
; Indian Ocean
; Red Sea [Indian Ocean]
; Anthozoa
; Rhizophoraceae
; Coral reefs
; Ecosystem health
; Rapid environmental assessment
; Red Sea
; Animals
; Anthozoa
; Biodiversity
; Conservation of Natural Resources
; Coral Reefs
; Data Collection
; Environmental Monitoring
; Indian Ocean
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: The Red Sea is among the world's top marine biodiversity hotspots. We re-examined coastal ecosystems at sites surveyed during the 1980s using the same methodology. Coral cover increased significantly towards the north, mirroring the reverse pattern for mangroves and other sedimentary ecosystems. Latitudinal patterns are broadly consistent across both surveys and with results from independent studies. Coral cover showed greatest change, declining significantly from a median score of 4 (1000-9999m2) to 2 (10-99m2) per quadrat in 2010/11. This may partly reflect impact from coastal construction, which was evident at 40% of sites and has significantly increased in magnitude over 30years. Beach oil has significantly declined, but shore debris has increased significantly. Although substantial, levels are lower than at some remote ocean atolls. While earlier reports have suggested that the Red Sea is generally healthy, shifting environmental baselines are evident from the current study. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/85694
Appears in Collections: 过去全球变化的重建 全球变化的国际研究计划
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作者单位: Environment Department, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom; School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom; Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME), P.O. Box 1358, Jeddah 21431, Saudi Arabia; Emapsite, Masdar House, 1 Reading Road, Eversley, Hants RG27 0RP, United Kingdom; HUTA Environmental Works Ltd., P.O. Box 1830, Jeddah 21441, Saudi Arabia; Life Sciences, University of Roehampton, Whitelands College, London SW15 4JD, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Price A.R.G.,Ghazi S.J.,Tkaczynski P.J.,et al. Shifting environmental baselines in the Red Sea[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2014-01-01,78(2018-01-02)