| Titre : |
Using marine invertebrates to establish research and conservation priorities |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
James D. Thomas, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
1996 |
| Importance : |
p 357-369 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES DE LA VIE
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| Mots-clés : |
CORAL REEFS INVERTEBRES MARINS CONSERVATION DU MILIEU NATUREL |
| Résumé : |
Oceanic islands and their associated coral reefs have provided scientists with a health of biogeographic information. Levels of biodiversity on modern coral reefs provide a window on past evolutionary events that detail the correlation between biogeographic pattern and geological history. Reefs of the Madang Lagoon in Papua New Guinea exhibit levels of biodiversity exceeding all other reef systems studied thus far. Because of this, the Madang Lagoon represents a scientific and conservation resource of the highest priority. While biodiversity research on coral reefs is in its infancy, the need for this information is acute.
Within PNG, a complex pattern of land ownership combined with negligible developmental pressures and resource exploitation have allowed the reefs to remain unaffected by anthropogenic impacts. That situation promises to change as the country seeks to modernize its largely subsistence economy and as rich mineral deposits and timber resources are developed. The rugged topography of the interior of the country virtually assures that the majority of this developmental pressure and impact will be in the coastal region, adjacent to reefs.
The reefs of the north coast of PNG provide an unequaled opportunity to study marine biogeography in what is probably a major source of biodiversity for a large area of the South Pacific. Research and conservation efforts must be focused on this invaluable biotic resource before significant impacts occur that will affect yet unstudied and undocumented groups of organisms.
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| Numéro du document : |
A/BIO |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
BIOLOGIE |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
BIOLOGIE GENERALE |
Using marine invertebrates to establish research and conservation priorities [texte imprimé] / James D. Thomas, Auteur . - 1996 . - p 357-369. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES DE LA VIE
|
| Mots-clés : |
CORAL REEFS INVERTEBRES MARINS CONSERVATION DU MILIEU NATUREL |
| Résumé : |
Oceanic islands and their associated coral reefs have provided scientists with a health of biogeographic information. Levels of biodiversity on modern coral reefs provide a window on past evolutionary events that detail the correlation between biogeographic pattern and geological history. Reefs of the Madang Lagoon in Papua New Guinea exhibit levels of biodiversity exceeding all other reef systems studied thus far. Because of this, the Madang Lagoon represents a scientific and conservation resource of the highest priority. While biodiversity research on coral reefs is in its infancy, the need for this information is acute.
Within PNG, a complex pattern of land ownership combined with negligible developmental pressures and resource exploitation have allowed the reefs to remain unaffected by anthropogenic impacts. That situation promises to change as the country seeks to modernize its largely subsistence economy and as rich mineral deposits and timber resources are developed. The rugged topography of the interior of the country virtually assures that the majority of this developmental pressure and impact will be in the coastal region, adjacent to reefs.
The reefs of the north coast of PNG provide an unequaled opportunity to study marine biogeography in what is probably a major source of biodiversity for a large area of the South Pacific. Research and conservation efforts must be focused on this invaluable biotic resource before significant impacts occur that will affect yet unstudied and undocumented groups of organisms.
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| Numéro du document : |
A/BIO |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
BIOLOGIE |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
BIOLOGIE GENERALE |
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