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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 Guam, relative to the rest of the U.S. Pacific. We focus primarily on the increases in ocean temperatures and the impact of coral bleaching on Guam’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. Despite a diverse and thermally resistant coral community, high levels of fish depletion, macroalgae cover, and low coral recruitment pushed each of the three sectors analyzed in Guam into a rating of “Low” resilience. Guam’s human populations have a greater capacity for social change relative to the rest of the 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-20-002b;
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25923/mpdz-jm19
CoRIS Project ID:
CRCP Project ID ; 31074
Document Type:
Miscellaneous ;
Place as Subject:
Guam ; Pacific Ocean ;
Guam ; Pacific Ocean ; Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Submitted
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:a73739c890ae90d7609632f402cf9fa08c563b96ba326ff41af98eeec7c9b3e6
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Supporting Files

• Data set from NCEI (Accession:0211010)

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