Ranking Coral Ecosystem "Health and Value" for the Islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago
Ranking Coral Ecosystem "Health and Value" for the Islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago
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DOI：
10.1071/pc070060
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
P. Jokiel;K. Rodgers
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作者：
P. Jokiel;K. Rodgers
对西北夏威夷群岛（NWHI）相对于夏威夷八个主要岛屿（MHI）的“健康”和“价值”进行了评估，作为评估西北夏威夷群岛可能被指定为国家海洋保护区的过程的一部分。NWHI地区的生物信息是非常有限的，由于其极端的隔离，但足够的数据，五个重要的生物指标，NWHI和MHI开发。这些措施包括：珊瑚礁鱼类生物量、珊瑚礁鱼类特有种、活珊瑚总覆盖率、濒危夏威夷僧海豹Monachus schauinsandi的数量以及每年在每个岛屿筑巢的雌性绿色海龟Chelonia mydas的数量。这些不同的数据集被用于一个简单的综合评分和排名计划的所有岛屿的群岛。由此产生的综合评分基本上是生物完整性的指数。最终结果以公众、政府决策者和管理人员容易理解的方式生动地展示了西北地区卫生机构的价值。此外，NWHI与MHI的对比说明了夏威夷群岛内靠近人类人口的珊瑚礁的减少状况。这种方法被证明是非常有用的集成不同的数据集。
An evaluation of the "health" and "value" of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) in relation to the main eight Hawaiian Islands (MHI) was undertaken as part of the process for evaluating the NWHI for possible designation of this area as a National Marine Sanctuary. Biological information for the NWHI region is very limited due to its extreme Isolation, but sufficient data on five important biological Indicators were developed for both the NWHI and the MHI. These Include: reef fish biomass, reef fish endemics, total living coral cover, population of the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal Monachus schauinsandi, and the number of female Green Sea Turtles Chelonia mydas nesting annually on each island. These diverse data sets were used in a simple Integrated scoring and ranking scheme for all the islands of the archipelago. The resulting composite scoring is essentially an index of biological integrity. The final result graphically demonstrates the value of the NWHI in a manner easily understood by the public, government decision makers and managers. Further, the contrast of the NWHI to the MHI illustrates the diminished condition of reefs close to human population within the Hawaiian Archipelago. This approach proved to be very useful in the Integration of diverse data sets.