A biological condition gradient for coral reefs in the US Caribbean Territories: Part I. Coral narrative rules.

ABSTRACT: As coral reef condition and sustainability continue to decline worldwide, losses of critical habitat and their ecosystem services have generated an urgency to understand and communicate reef response to management actions, environmental contamination, and natural disasters. Increasingly, coral reef protection and restoration programs emphasize the need for robust assessment tools for protecting high-quality waters and establishing conservation goals. Of equal importance is the need to communicate assessment results to stakeholders, beneficiaries, and the public so that environmental consequences of decisions are understood. The Biological Condition (BCG) model provides a structure to evaluate the condition of a coral reef in increments of change along a gradient of human disturbance. Commu

SUBMITTER: Santavy DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature