22. Bottomfishing Pounds all fish taken summed over 1996-2002 at 0.25 degree resolution, excluding <2 boats per cell. Dataset courtesy of Reggie Kokubun of the DAR
25. Atoll Close-ups Midway Maro Pearl & Hermes French Frigate Shoals 10 Km 10 Km 10 Km 10 Km P&H: Highest mean scores for both SST metrics Midway: Lowest mean impact score of atolls Maro: Highest mean impact score of atolls FFS: highest mean scores for UV, acid, sea level, shipping
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28. Mahalo! Funding from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Partnership & National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, UC Santa Barbara Photos courtesy NOAA & James Watts
Hinweis der Redaktion
Some activities result in more changes than others because the ecological community is more sensitive to those threats. For instance, a ship grounding on a coral reef causes more long lasting ecological harm than a ship grounding in a muddy bottom. The term vulnerability captures this sensitivity.