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The Coral Sea: Physical Environment, Ecosystem Status and Biodiversity Assets

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posted on 2023-05-17, 21:38 authored by Ceccarelli, DM, McKinnon, AD, Andrefouet, S, Allain, V, Young, J, Gledhill, DC, Flynn, A, Bax, NJ, Beaman, R, Borsa, P, Brinkman, R, Bustamante, RH, Campbell, R, Cappo, M, Cravatte, S, D'Agata, S, Dichmont, CM, Dunstan, PK, Dupouy, C, Graham EdgarGraham Edgar, Farman, R, Furnas, M, Garrigue, C, Hutton, T, Kulbicki, M, Letourneur, Y, Lindsay, D, Menkes, C, Mouillot, D, Parravicini, V, Payri, C, Pelletier, B, Richer de Forges, B, Ridgway, K, Rodier, M, Samadi, S, Schoeman, D, Skewes, T, Swearer, S, Vigliola, L, Wantiez, L, Alan Williams, Williams, Ashley, Richardson, AJ
The Coral Sea, located at the southwestern rim of the Pacific Ocean, is the only tropical marginal sea where human impacts remain relatively minor. Patterns and processes identified within the region have global relevance as a baseline for understanding impacts in more disturbed tropical locations. Despite 70 years of documented research, the Coral Sea has been relatively neglected, with a slower rate of increase in publications over the past 20 years than total marine research globally. We review current knowledge of the Coral Sea to provide an overview of regional geology, oceanography, ecology and fisheries. Interactions between physical features and biological assemblages influence ecological processes and the direction and strength of connectivity among Coral Sea ecosystems. To inform management effectively, we will need to fill some major knowledge gaps, including geographic gaps in sampling and a lack of integration of research themes, which hinder the understanding of most ecosystem processes

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Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust

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Publication title

Advances in Marine Biology

Volume

66

Pagination

213-290

ISSN

0065-2881

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Elsevier

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Rights statement

Copyright 2013 Elsevier

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Marine biodiversity

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