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South, R. and P. Skelton,
2000
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Status of Coral Reefs in the Southwest Pacific: Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
In: Wilkinson, C. (ed.). Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2000. Australian Institute for Marine Science, Australia. p159-180.
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12328
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South, R. and P. Skelton
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2000
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Status of Coral Reefs in the Southwest Pacific: Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
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Source
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In: Wilkinson, C. (ed.). Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2000. Australian Institute for Marine Science, Australia. p159-180.
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CORAL; STATUS; GCRMN
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Abstract
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The IOI-Pacific Islands GCRMN Node covers 7 Pacific Island countries including: Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, which together have over 2100 islands and islets. Collectively these countries illustrate a wide range of island and reef biogeographies, including: high and low lying islands; atolls with fringing, barrier, submerged, platform, oceanic ribbon, and near atoll formations. The diversity of marine species declines eastwards from the Indo-Pacific centre of concentration. Finfishes decline from 1168 species in Fiji to 991 in Samoa and just over 400 in Tuvalu. Marine benthic algal species decrease in number from 422 in Fiji to 287 in Samoa and 40 in Nauru. Extinct species include the giant clams: Tridacna maximaand Hippopus hippopusfrom Nauru and Samoa respectively. Endangered species include: marine turtles, giant tritons, mangrove crabs, bêche-de-mer, trochus and turban shells, and highly targeted reef fishes. Coral reefs are in good condition in most countries, although significantly degraded in urban areas. The reefs are becoming increasingly vulnerable from over-fishing, pollution, sedimentation, environmentally un-sound development, crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks and habitat loss. Climatic factors such as cyclones, sea level rise, coral bleaching (such as the early 2000 bleaching event in Fiji) are real or potential threats. Effective long-term monitoring of biotic reef systems is not in place, although the development of marine protected areas has been implemented in Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, and identified in Fiji and Nauru. Only New Caledonia has active monitoring, having established 18 stations since 1997. There is a need for integrated coral reef management within a broader context of coastal and island resources management. Basic technical knowledge exists in most government departments, but there remains a need for more trained biologists, taxonomists, ecologists and managers in all countries at local and national levels.
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