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Climate change, coral loss, and the curious case of the parrotfish paradigm: why don't marine protected areas improve reef resilience?

 Annual Reviews.
 Coastal and Marine  Biodiversity  Atmosphere and Climate

Scientists have advocated for local interventions, such as creating marine protected areas and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of climate change on reef-building corals

Available online.

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 30 p

Regional assessment on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and biodiversity in Oceania.

 International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
 Land  Coastal and Marine  Biodiversity  Atmosphere and Climate

The Oceania region is very prone to natural disasters having experienced two Category 5 cyclones in as many years; Tropical Cyclone (TC)Pam struck Vanuatu on 13 March 2015 and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016.

Available online

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 92 p