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Shifting environmental baselines in the Red Sea
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Price, A. R. G., Ghazi, S. J., Tkaczynski, P. J., Venkatachalam, A. J. (Alicia Jane), Santillan, A. , Pancho, T. , Metcalfe, R. and Saunders, J. (2014) Shifting environmental baselines in the Red Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 78 (Number 1-2). pp. 96-101. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.055 ISSN 0025-326X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.055
Abstract
The Red Sea is among the world’s top marine biodiversity hotspots. We re-examined coastal ecosystems at sites surveyed during the 1980s using the same methodology. Coral cover increased significantly towards the north, mirroring the reverse pattern for mangroves and other sedimentary ecosystems. Latitudinal patterns are broadly consistent across both surveys and with results from independent studies. Coral cover showed greatest change, declining significantly from a median score of 4 (1000–9999 m2) to 2 (10–99 m2) per quadrat in 2010/11. This may partly reflect impact from coastal construction, which was evident at 40% of sites and has significantly increased in magnitude over 30 years. Beach oil has significantly declined, but shore debris has increased significantly. Although substantial, levels are lower than at some remote ocean atolls. While earlier reports have suggested that the Red Sea is generally healthy, shifting environmental baselines are evident from the current study.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Marine Pollution Bulletin | ||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | ||||||
ISSN: | 0025-326X | ||||||
Official Date: | 15 January 2014 | ||||||
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Volume: | Volume 78 | ||||||
Number: | Number 1-2 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 96-101 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.055 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
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