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Personal Author:
Oliver, Thomas A. ; Kleiber, Danika ; Hospital, Justin ; Maynard, Jeffrey ; Tracey, Dieter ;
Oliver, Thomas A. ; Kleiber, Danika ; Hospital, Justin ; Maynard, Jeffrey ; Tracey, Dieter ; Less -
Corporate Authors:
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service, ; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ;
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service, ; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ;
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; Less -
Description:
We present an analysis of exposure, resilience, and social vulnerability to climate change threats for the coral reefs of the main Hawaiian Islands, relative to the rest of the U.S. Pacific. We focus primarily on increases in ocean temperatures and the impact of coral bleaching on Hawaii’s coral reefs and the communities that depend on them. Ocean temperatures will rise across the region, with little potential for refuge areas from warming. There are, however, important differences in reefs’ resilience; the ability of a reef to resist or recover from the impacts of warming and continue to provide ecosystem goods and services. Hawaii’s human communities have a greater capacity for social change relative to communities in the other U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands.
Keywords:
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Climatic Factors
Coral Bleaching
Coral Reefs And Islands
Economic Conditions
Monitoring
Ocean Temperature
Resilience (Ecology)

Series:
PIFSC Special Publication ; SP-20-002a;
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25923/5xhp-5k12
CoRIS Project ID:
CRCP Project ID ; 31074
Document Type:
Miscellaneous ;
Place as Subject:
Hawaii ; Pacific Ocean ;
Hawaii ; Pacific Ocean ; Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Submitted
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:9a875e5f44658208076b487ca99606b9b2519547d949f7a570e8f7fe19fa19f3
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Supporting Files

• Data set from NCEI (Accession: 0211010)

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