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| Westmacott, Susie; Quod, J.P.. |
| CORDIO activities were conducted in seven of the Indian Ocean Islands namely, Comores, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Rodregues, and Seychelles. On each island biophysical and socio-economic assessments were conducted which have strengthened the annual monitoring of the reefs and collected baseline data for the socio-economic monitoring. In addition, a rapid assessment of the risk posed to island communities of ciguatera poisoning caused by potential increases in abundance of ciguatoxin producing dinoflagellates following bleaching was carried out. This study will eventually be expanded to encompass sites throughout the CORDIO region. Finally, as a record, a digital photographic database of the monitoring sites has been developed for the Island... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Environmental assessment; Impact assessment; Socioeconomic development; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37938; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29966. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/475 |
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| Cesar, H.S.J.; Westmacott, Susie; Pet-Soede, L.. |
| Coral reefs are a vital resource to many areas of the Indian Ocean. Coastal populations are continuously increasing (Table 1) and relying on this resource as the basis of the economy. Across the region, the two common socio-economic reef based activities are fisheries and tourism. For local subsistence fishermen, reef fisheries often represent their only livelihood. Degradation of coral reefs will first impact the reef fishery and subsequently, the local fishing community. Tourism also is often heavily dependent on coral reefs as the main attraction. |
| Tipo: Preprint |
Palavras-chave: Coral reefs. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/481 |
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| Westmacott, Susie; Teleki, Kristian; Wells, Sue; West, Jordan. |
| Coral reefs are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Rivalling terrestrial rainforests in their biological diversity, and providing major economic benefits from fisheries and tourism, coral reefs ecosystems are of global concern. In addition, reefs provide many vital functions in developing countries, especially in Small Island Developing States. Until recently, stresses caused by human activities – such as land-based sources of pollution and destructive fishing practices – were considered to be the primary dangers to coral reefs. While these problems still persist, the last two decades have seen the emergence of yet another, potentially much greater threat. Coral reefs have been affected, with increasing incidence and severity, by coral... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: Coral reefs. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/264 |
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| Cesar, H.S.J.; Westmacott, Susie; Pet-Soede, L.; Lindén, O.. |
| The mean temperature on the planet is increasing. The rate of this increase appears to be accelerating and is at present approximately 2 degrees per century. 1998 was the warmest year since temperature recordings started some 150 years ago. Similarly the 1990s was the warmest decade. In addition, 1997 and 1998 saw the strongest El Niño ever recorded. As a consequence of this, very high water temperatures were observed in many parts of the oceans, particularly in the tropical areas. Due to the high water temperatures, the corals over much of the world bleached and subsequently died. In 1997–98, massive mortality occurred particularly among corals of the Indian Ocean. The reefs of Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Seychelles were particularly... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Coral reefs; Climate change; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35367. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/563 |
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