New Scales to Guide the Assessment of Hard Coral Cover and Diversity in the Philippines
Key Points: -Coral reefs supply vital ecosystem services to the Philippines. -Safeguarding these services requires the rapid identification of reefs that provide most services, and identification is best made by measuring hard coral cover and diversity and using updated and locally relevant assessment scales on these measurements. -The use of these assessment scales has advantages and is recommended to update and improve Philippine laws.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Langue: | English |
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2020
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| Sujets: | Ecosystem services, coral reefs, hard coral cover, hard coral diversity, assessment scales, ASFA_2015::C::Coral reefs, ASFA_2015::S::Species diversity, ASFA_2015::E::Ecosystem management, ASFA_2015::E::Environmental assessment, |
| Accès en ligne: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/41518 |
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