Coral Reef Bleaching Causes and Consequences

This discussion topic submitted by Whitney Long (longkw@muohio.edu) at 15:59 on 3/14/99. Additions were last made on Tuesday, September 4, 2001.

Coral Reef Bleaching

I. Coral Reef Systems
A. reef composition
B. how reefs function

II. Bleaching
A. discovery of extensive bleaching in 1987
B. environmental stressors that cause bleaching
C. debate over global warming as cause of bleaching
D. uncertainties

III. Impact of Bleaching
A. ecosystems
B. island protection
C. tourism and economies
IV. How do we deal with bleaching?
A. long-term monitoring
B. regional management

References:
Brown, B. and J. Ogden. "Coral Bleaching." Scientific American.
Jan. 1993, pp.64-70.
Hierta, E. "Rescuing the reef." National Parks. Nov./Dec. 1994,
pp.32-37.
Roberts, L. "Warm waters, bleached corals." Science. Oct. 12, 1990
p. 213.
Tangley, L. "White plague." Earthwatch. April 1991, pp. 25-31.
Weber, P. "Coral reefs face the threat of extinction." USA Today
Magazine. May 1993, pp. 62-65.


Next Article
Previous Article
Return to Topic Menu

Here is a list of responses that have been posted to your discussion topic...

Important: Press the Browser Reload button to view the latest contribution.

If you would like to post a response to this topic, fill out this form completely...

Response Title:
Author(s):

E-Mail:
Optional: For Further Info on this Topic, Check out this WWW Site:
Response Text:


Article complete. Click HERE to return to the Research Menu.

It is 1:16:21 AM on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Last Update: Tuesday, September 4, 2001