Colloquium And Forum On Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards and History

对假定的全球范围的珊瑚礁退化的普遍担忧要求有必要记录世界珊瑚礁的病例记录。为了满足这一需求，座谈会组织者收集了一系列案例。来自22个不同国家的约50个案例被选为珊瑚礁的健康、危害和历史的范例。这些病历被用作珊瑚礁科学家在1993年6月为期三天的座谈会上进行批判性审查的基础。在这些案例的基础上，讨论会讨论了几个关键问题：珊瑚礁退化或处于压力下的地理范围是什么？预期中的全球变暖将如何影响珊瑚礁？如何识别自然和人为引起的变化？海平面历史能解释珊瑚礁群落活力的某些变化吗？石油泄漏对珊瑚礁有什么影响？土地径流中过量的营养物质是如何影响珊瑚礁的？座谈会结束后，立即举行了为期两天的公开论坛，主旨发言人向公众介绍了审查的结果。从研讨会和论坛中选出的案例、回顾和建议将发表在迈阿密大学系列出版物上。

Widespread concern about the presumed global-scale deterioration of coral reefs mandates the need for documented case histories of the world's coral reefs. To meet this need, the Colloquium organizers assembled a series of case histories. Some 50 case histories from 22 different countries were selected as examples of the health, hazards and history of reefs. These case histories were used as the basis for critical review by coral reef scientists at a three- day Colloquium in June 1993. Based on these case histories, the Colloquium addressed several key questions: What is the geographical extent of coral reef deterioration or under stress? How will the expected global warming influence reefs? How can natural vs. anthropogenic-induced changes be identified? Does sea level history explain some of the variations in the vigor of reef communities? What is the impact of oil spills on coral reefs? How do excess nutrients from land-runoff affect reefs? Immediately following the Colloquium, an open two-day Forum with keynote speakers presented the results of this review to the public. Selected case histories, their review and recommendations from the Colloquium and Forum will be published in the University of Miami Serial Publication.