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dc.contributor.authorHeery, E.
dc.contributor.authorHoeksema, B.
dc.contributor.authorBrowne, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorReimer, J.
dc.contributor.authorAng, P.
dc.contributor.authorHuang, D.
dc.contributor.authorFriess, D.
dc.contributor.authorChou, L.
dc.contributor.authorLoke, L.
dc.contributor.authorSaksena-Taylor, P.
dc.contributor.authorAlsagoff, N.
dc.contributor.authorYeemin, T.
dc.contributor.authorSutthacheep, M.
dc.contributor.authorVo, S.
dc.contributor.authorBos, A.
dc.contributor.authorGumanao, G.
dc.contributor.authorSyed Hussein, M.
dc.contributor.authorWaheed, Z.
dc.contributor.authorLane, D.
dc.contributor.authorJohan, O.
dc.contributor.authorKunzmann, A.
dc.contributor.authorJompa, J.
dc.contributor.authorSuharsono
dc.contributor.authorTaira, D.
dc.contributor.authorBauman, A.
dc.contributor.authorTodd, P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T09:15:22Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T09:15:22Z
dc.date.created2018-12-12T02:46:45Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationHeery, E. and Hoeksema, B. and Browne, N. and Reimer, J. and Ang, P. and Huang, D. and Friess, D. et al. 2018. Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 135: pp. 654-681.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73084
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.07.041
dc.description.abstract

© 2018 The Author(s) Given predicted increases in urbanization in tropical and subtropical regions, understanding the processes shaping urban coral reefs may be essential for anticipating future conservation challenges. We used a case study approach to identify unifying patterns of urban coral reefs and clarify the effects of urbanization on hard coral assemblages. Data were compiled from 11 cities throughout East and Southeast Asia, with particular focus on Singapore, Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Naha (Okinawa). Our review highlights several key characteristics of urban coral reefs, including “reef compression” (a decline in bathymetric range with increasing turbidity and decreasing water clarity over time and relative to shore), dominance by domed coral growth forms and low reef complexity, variable city-specific inshore-offshore gradients, early declines in coral cover with recent fluctuating periods of acute impacts and rapid recovery, and colonization of urban infrastructure by hard corals. We present hypotheses for urban reef community dynamics and discuss potential of ecological engineering for corals in urban areas.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleUrban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume135
dcterms.source.startPage654
dcterms.source.endPage681
dcterms.source.issn0025-326X
dcterms.source.titleMarine Pollution Bulletin
curtin.departmentSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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