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Revision as of 10:37, 16 January 2013
Threats to Corals and Coral Reefs
Natural Threats
Human-induced Threats (some of these may be both natural and human-induced)
Bleaching (Lydia Neal and Amanda Gaffey)
Disease (Maite Ghazaleh and Kathyn Cobleigh)
Overfishing (Alexandra Snedeker and Danielle Doucette)
Sediment Overload (ex. from deforestation)
Invasive Species (Andrew Ireland and Kristen Taulbee)
Long-range Transport of Dust and Other Pollutants (ex. African dust or wildfire emissions)
The Coral Trade (jewelry, aquariums, etc.) (Chelsea Krivanek and Kristina Hsieh)