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| Author: | Moberg, F. Folke, C. |
| Title: | Ecological goods and services of coral reef ecosystems |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
1999 : MAY, VOL. 29:2, p. 215-233 |
| Index terms: | Ecology Service Commodities Valuation |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In this article, identified are ecological goods and services of coral reef ecosystems, with special emphasis on how they are generated. Goods are divided into renewable resources and reef mining. Ecological services are classified into physical biotic services, structure services, biogeochemical services, information services, and social / cultural services. A review of economic valuation studies reveals that only few of the goods and services of reefs have been captured. In this paper, synthesized is current understanding of the relationships btw. ecological services and functional groups of species and biological communities of coral reefs in different regions of the world. The consequences of human impacts on coral reefs are also discussed, including loss of resilience, or buffer capacity. |
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