Coral Reef Succession

define sustainability

• use of resources in such a manner that they will never be exhausted.

• leading to a lower "baseline" estimate of the fish population. Also called a sliding baseline.

• community of living and nonliving things in the ocean.

• changes to the natural environment caused by human activity.

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define anthropogenic disturbance

• use of resources in such a manner that they will never be exhausted.

• leading to a lower "baseline" estimate of the fish population. Also called a sliding baseline.

• community of living and nonliving things in the ocean.

• changes to the natural environment caused by human activity.

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define anthropogenic disturbance

• use of resources in such a manner that they will never be exhausted.

• leading to a lower "baseline" estimate of the fish population. Also called a sliding baseline.

• community of living and nonliving things in the ocean.

• changes to the natural environment caused by human activity.

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define ecological succession

• use of resources in such a manner that they will never be exhausted.

• leading to a lower "baseline" estimate of the fish population. Also called a sliding baseline.

• community of living and nonliving things in the ocean.

• gradual, predictable changes to an ecosystem or habitat.

define marine ecosystem

• use of resources in such a manner that they will never be exhausted.

• leading to a lower "baseline" estimate of the fish population. Also called a sliding baseline.

• community of living and nonliving things in the ocean.

• gradual, predictable changes to an ecosystem or habitat.

define shifting baseline

• leading to a lower "baseline" estimate of the fish population. Also called a sliding baseline.

• community of living and nonliving things in the ocean.

• gradual, predictable changes to an ecosystem or habitat.

• slow changes in the standard characteristics of an ecosystem, which cause the standards to be adjusted, such as overfishing leading to a lower "baseline" estimate of the fish population. Also called a sliding baseline.

baseline shifts can be both natural or human-caused

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Hurricane Mitch struck Belize coral reefs in 1998 destroying 48% of the coral cover

• natural disturbance

• anthropogenic disturbance

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a study found that the further away the coral reef was from a major city, the healthier the reef system

• natural disturbance

• anthropogenic disturbance

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Belize: Reefs seems to be able to recover from natural disturbances, but with increasing anthropogenic disturbances, natural succession processes may be threatened.

Line Islands: Scientists found rock substrate with little algae and several coral recruits. Thus, reefs can recover from former disturbance. This has important implications for reefs throughout the world, and there is hope

in local protection.

These are examples of:

• Ecological Succession

• Pristine Ecosystems

• Sustainability

• Natural Disturbance

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