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Impacts of land-based nutrient pollution on coral reefs of Tobago
| Title: | Impacts of land-based nutrient pollution on coral reefs of Tobago. |
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| Name(s): |
Lapointe, Brian E., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2003 | |
| Publisher: | Buccoo Reef Trust, Trinidad & Tobago, & Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, FL. | |
| Extent: | 19 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3173021 (digitool), FADT3173021 (IID), fau:5736 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Over the past two decades there has been increasing concern among scientists, resource managers, and the public alike regarding the ecological impacts of localized runoff and nutrient pollution on Tobago’s coral reefs. Increased turbidity and sedimentation from deforestation is well known to stress corals and can be fatal in some situations. Enrichment of coastal waters with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from deforestation, agricultural and urban runoff, and sewage, although more subtle, has become the largest pollution problem facing the vital coastal waters of the wider Caribbean region. The final version of this manuscript is available at www.buccooreeftrust.org and may be cited as: Lapointe, B. (2003). Impacts of land-based nutrient pollution on coral reefs of Tobago. 1-18. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1525. |
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| Subject(s): |
Coral reef ecology Turbidity Nitrogen Phosphorus Water quality |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3173021 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2003 Buccoo Reef Trust, Trinidad & Tobago, & Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, FL. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
