by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
Coral reef disease is difficult to manage, and this study explored the efficacy of reserves on promoting coral health. It is understood that human activities, particularly over-fishing, are a detriment to corals. Marine reserves are one management tool for addressing...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
In this study, seagrasses were used to track changes in water quality over time. The last few decades have brought significant decline in seagrasses in Bermuda. Typically, nutrient enrichment is a driver of seagrass decline but this relationship needs to be explored...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This report identifies the lack of widely accepted marine ecosystem assessment tools, reporting, and data and calls for more localized or national programs to monitor marine ecosystems. In Kuwait’s coastal waters, the challenge of sewage discharge and contamination by...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This science-to-policy brief outlines the threats of wastewater pollution in the ocean, including the cumulative impacts from climate change. This is a comprehensive synthesis of the dangers of ocean sewage pollution that sets the stage for practitioners and...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study investigates emerging anthropogenic pollution problems threatening coastal and open ocean habitats. Five problems are considered, including inadequately treated sewage. The paper focused on sewage pollution in the Mexican Caribbean, where sewage discharge...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study explores monitoring the benthic community to approximate land-based pollution in the Lagos lagoon. The coast along Lagos lagoon is highly populated and has substantial industrial activity. The resulting land-based pollution negatively impacts the adjacent...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
A pervasive challenge acknowledged by this study is the lack of clear and reliable tracers or indicators of sewage-specific land-based pollution. Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) and microbial source tracking (MST) markers are used to measure sewage contamination, but...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study looked at artificial sweeteners as a novel indicator of sewage pollution. These synthetic substances are persistent in the environment and do not change form during wastewater treatment. Artificial sweeteners can be detected in significant concentrations in...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This paper investigated the impact of heavy metals and hydrocarbons from sewers on meiofaunal diversity. These land-based contaminants are typically from industrial wastewater but their hazard is compounded in combination with sewage. This study sampled sites at...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study investigated changes in abundance and diversity of epilithic and benthic communities in coastal waters. As untreated effluent discharge increases with tourism, these organisms can be used as indicators of contamination. Measuring abundance is a cost...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study evaluated the sustainability of community water systems based on metrics of human health, environmental impact, economic tradeoffs, eutrophication potential, and technical resilience. Five systems currently in use in the coastal town of Falmouth, MA on Cape...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This article discusses the problems of outdated and ineffective cesspools on the islands of Hawaii, which threaten both marine ecosystems and humans. Through an in-depth literature review, the study explores understanding and knowledge gaps around contamination and...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study of the impact of anthropogenically derived nutrients on bleaching patterns in Pocillopora and Acropora corals determined that nutrient loading exacerbates the bleaching potential from heat stress and acidification. Anthropogenically sourced nutrients far...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This article investigated correlations between rainfall events, river runoff, and concentrations of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus in nearshore waters. Background information about the health hazard of these bacteria suggests that little is understood about...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
In this article, the Authors outline key anthropogenic stressors in the marine environment, specifically nutrients. Increases in eutrophication point to nutrient enrichment due to land-based pollution and is defined as cultural eutrophication. The paper discusses the...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This paper presents sanitation options where “conventional sanitation solutions are not appropriate due to difficult geographical and/or geological conditions”. Cambodia is the focus area of this study and recognized for flooding, high water tables, and coastal...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This paper provides evidence of sewage-derived pollution as cause of ecosystem damage in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, making a case for the need to improve sewage treatment infrastructure. Analysis of existing wastewater treatment (WWTP) plants show that inclusion...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study used nitrogen isotopes in macroalgal tissue and various fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) to measure water quality in surface and benthic waters with the goal of determining the impact of sewage pollution on coral reefs. Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study explored four coral reef organisms as bioindicators to increase understanding of the impacts of sewage-derived nutrients over various time scales on Palau Redang and Palau Tioman in Malaysia. Comparisons between developed tourism areas and uninhabited areas...
by reefres | Apr 9, 2021
This study explored how deforestation contributes to erosion and land-based pollution that impairs downstream water quality and the need for integrating terrestrial management into marine ecosystem protection efforts. This investigation provides evidence for managers...
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