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Geographic information systems for coral reef conservation, capacity building, and public education in American Samoa

Creator:

Larkin, Emily M.

Abstract:

Coral reefs around the world face numerous threats, both natural and anthropogenic, including pollution, natural disasters, invasive species, habitat destruction, and destructive methods of fishing. Given enough time, coral can recover from natural disasters, but anthropogenic threats decrease corals’ ability to recover from things such as hurricanes. It is difficult...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis