The Present and Future Status of Ecosystem Services for Coral Reefs

Cramer, Katie L.; Bernard, Miranda; Bernat, Isabella; Gutierrez, Luis A.; Murphy, Erin L.; Sangolquí, Paola; Surrey, Katie C.; Gerber, Leah R.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-821139-7.00177-x

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“…Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystem in the world (Cramer et al, 2021). They are home to over 25% of the world's fish species (NOAA, 2011).…”

Section: Biodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Anthropogenic Threats to Ecosystem Services of Maldivian Coral Reefs: Current Policies and Solutions

Sharma

Sommer²

2022

J Stud Res

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Healthy, biodiverse coral reefs provide many ecosystem services from both an ecological and socio-economic standpoint. Anthropogenic activity poses a threat to the capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services. The vast, teeming coral reef system of the Maldives is under threat from overfishing, coral mining, destructive fishing methods, direct pollution and litter, and the unsustainable disposal of garbage in the country. The Maldivian government has implemented a number of policies to address these threats and protect local coral reef ecosystems from harm; however, these policies need to be expanded in order to more effectively and comprehensively protect local coral reefs. If the policies outlined in this paper are adopted, Maldivian coral reefs will be protected well into the future and the local population will benefit from their ecosystem services for generations to come.

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“…Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystem in the world (Cramer et al, 2021). They are home to over 25% of the world's fish species (NOAA, 2011).…”

Section: Biodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Anthropogenic Threats to Ecosystem Services of Maldivian Coral Reefs: Current Policies and Solutions

Sharma

Sommer²

2022

J Stud Res

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“…La problemática de esta investigación se debe a que, la cuenca del río Yaque del Norte, la más grande de República Dominicana (14.6% del territorio nacional), provee agua a comunidades con una población cercana a los 1.8 millones de habitantes [4]. Además, este río desemboca en un área coralina [5], que son ecosistemas que desempeñan un papel vital en la seguridad alimentaria y de subsistencia de decenas de millones de personas, pero que se encuentran amenazados a nivel mundial por los impactos humanos [6] y las actividades industriales y residuales de las ciudades [7].…”

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Polluting Load From The City Of Santiago De Los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) To The Yaque Del Norte River. A longitudinal study.

Núñez¹,

Agüera²

2023

Proceedings of the 21th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (LACCEI 2023): “Leaders

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oxígeno disuelto, turbidez, color, conductividad, sólidos totales disueltos, dureza, alcalinidad, sólidos suspendidos, demanda química de oxígeno, demanda bioquímica de oxígeno, nitratos, nitritos, amonio, nitrógeno total, fósforo total, ortofosfátos, cloruros, coliformes fecales y coliformes totales. Se determina que es necesario adoptar un método económico y factible para llevar a cabo un análisis de las causas de la contaminación del agua superficial, con el propósito de formular políticas y planes de control de la contaminación del agua oportunamente, en respuesta a la rápida expansión urbana de la ciudad.Palabras clave--contaminación, río, calidad del agua, ciudades.Digital Object Identifier: (only for full papers, inserted by LACCEI). ISSN, ISBN: (to be inserted by LACCEI).

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“…Sediment-feeding sea cucumbers are often found in coral reef areas [ 3 ], which host a very important coral reef ecosystem, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world [ 4 ]. The coral reef ecosystem has important ecological functions, such as providing a habitat for a wide range of marine life and protecting the coast from currents and waves [ 5 ]. Most sea cucumbers feed on organic debris in the marine sediments of the coral reef floor [ 3 , 6 ], and they are well known as environmental scavengers in marine ecosystems [ 7 , 8 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrative Application of Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Provides Insights into Unsynchronized Growth in Sea Cucumber (Stichopus monotuberculatus)

Liu

Pan

et al. 2022

IJMS

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Ever-increasing consumer demand for sea cucumbers mainly leads to huge damage to wild sea cucumber resources, including Stichopus monotuberculatus, which in turn exerts negative impacts on marine environments due to the lack of ecological functions performed by sea cucumbers. Aquaculture of sea cucumbers is an effective way to meet consumer demand and restore their resources. Unsynchronous growth is a prominent problem in the aquaculture of sea cucumbers which has concealed unelucidated molecular mechanisms until now. In this study, we carried out an integrative analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics on fast-growing (SMF) and slow-growing (SMS) groups of S. monotuberculatus cultured in the same environmental conditions. The results revealed that a total of 2054 significantly differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, which are mainly involved in fat digestion and absorption, histidine metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and glutathione metabolism. 368 differential metabolites (DMs) were screened out between the SMF group and the SMS group; these metabolites are mainly involved in glycerophospholipid metabolism, purine metabolism, biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, pyrimidine metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and other metabolic pathways. The integrative analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics of S. monotuberculatus suggested that the SMF group had a higher capacity for lipid metabolism and protein synthesis, and had a more frequent occurrence of apoptosis events, which are likely to be related to coping with environmental stresses. The results of this study provide potential values for the aquaculture of sea cucumbers which may promote their resource enhancement.

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The Present and Future Status of Ecosystem Services for Coral Reefs

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References 22 publications

Anthropogenic Threats to Ecosystem Services of Maldivian Coral Reefs: Current Policies and Solutions

Anthropogenic Threats to Ecosystem Services of Maldivian Coral Reefs: Current Policies and Solutions

Polluting Load From The City Of Santiago De Los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) To The Yaque Del Norte River. A longitudinal study.

Integrative Application of Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Provides Insights into Unsynchronized Growth in Sea Cucumber (Stichopus monotuberculatus)

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