disturbance and the dynamics of coral cover on the great barrier reef (1995–2009)干扰和动力学大堡礁的珊瑚覆盖(1995 - 2009).pdfVIP

Disturbance and the Dynamics of Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef (1995–2009) Kate Osborne*, Andrew M. Dolman¤a, Scott C. Burgess¤b, Kerryn A. Johns Supporting Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia Abstract Coral reef ecosystems worldwide are under pressure from chronic and acute stressors that threaten their continued existence. Most obvious among changes to reefs is loss of hard coral cover, but a precise multi-scale estimate of coral cover dynamics for the Great Barrier Reef (GBR)