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coral reef metrics to consider #15

Closed mhepner90 closed 7 years ago

mhepner90 commented 7 years ago

from Nature Serve:

KEY ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTE:

Benthic community structure:

living biota percent cover
echinoid abundance

Abiotic factors:

nutrient enrichment
light
temperature regime
carbonate chemistry

Benthic community condition:

macroalgal percent cover
disease prevalence
bleaching prevalence
mortality prevalence
key species population structure

KEY ECOSYSTEM SERVICE:

Habitat:

live stony coral, richness, abundance, size structure of macrofauna

Food:

Density of red snapper, grouper-snapper fishery

Recreation:

Number of recreational visits

Education:

Number of participants in educational programs