managing coral reefs Flashcards

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protected areas + exclusion zones

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  • reducing activities that happen there
  • by banning fishing/tourism/diving physical damage is decreased severely
  • temp closes of these allow reefs to recuperate after stressful times e.g bleaching
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preventing and controlling invasive species/predators

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  • harmful if not watched, and can directly affect coral and ecosystem
  • cleaning ships have disposal strategies which help limit transport of invasive species
  • teams to remove predators (COTS) as they eat coral
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limiting global warming/ocean acidification

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  • in LR, large scale reef damage huge threat as worlds CO2 emissions too high
  • if reduced emissions, lots of problems solved (SL rise, ocean acidification, global warming and so coral bleaching, diseases, invasive species)
  • govt strats, greener energy and less reliance on fossil fuels all help lower CO2 emissions
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education and awareness

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  • educating those near reefs on how to interact with environment is v successful
  • sustainable diving practises where effect limited e.g not stirring sediment when diving
  • reduced anchoring damage by using buoys, and education f unsafe places to drop anchors
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