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- Page 5 and 6: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many subject matter
- Page 7 and 8: CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ..........
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- Page 13 and 14: LIST OF FIGURES Figure ES-1. Exampl
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- Page 35 and 36: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On October 20, 20
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- Page 41 and 42: 1. INTRODUCTION On October 20, 2009
- Page 43 and 44: The NMFS must base its determinatio
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- Page 53 and 54: provide net economic benefits of $3
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- Page 57 and 58: Table 2.5.1. Summary of regional co
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forces put into place by anthropoge
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3.2.2.1 Coral bleaching High temper
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Figure 3.2.7. Global map of reef ar
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Figure 3.2.8. Predicted phytoplankt
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The dynamics of carbonate chemistry
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Figure 3.2.14. (Top and middle rows
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other branching corals (Langdon and
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Species Lophelia pertusa (cold wate
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3.2.3.2. Increased erosion Another
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as sea-level rise proceeds. Greater
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Figure 3.2.19. The impacts of chang
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ecosystems (Garrison et al., 2003).
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chemicals such as pesticides. Eleva
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Figure 3.3.1. The impacts of sedime
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1999; Thacker et al., 2001) because
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Other demonstrated sublethal effect
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3.3.1.4 Salinity impacts Many coral
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Some evidence show that seawater sa
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Figure 3.3.6. The impacts of diseas
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Figure 3.3.7. The impacts of predat
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Important synergies of corallivory
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facilitates coral recruitment), and
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The recent Reefs at Risk Revisited
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eplenish themselves from distant po
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eview, the BRT considers tsunami an
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Figure 3.3.12. Global analysis of r
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Au`au Channel is a thermocline, a d
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A very recent independent global an
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Unapparent effects are another comp
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4. DEMOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL FACTORS
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the same environmental threats (e.g
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in identifying species in the field
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4.5.1 Critical Risk Threshold and d
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Figure 4.5.2. Number of successful
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(Rasher and Hay, 2010) and can redu
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5. METHODS 5.1 Overview In evaluati
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5.6 BRT Voting To estimate the like
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In establishing the approaches used
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Figure 6.1.2. Agaricia lamarcki dis
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Acidification: No specific research
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6.2 Genus Mycetophyllia (Family Mus
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Mycetophyllia ferox cover to be con
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6.3 Genus Dendrogyra (Family Meandr
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Depth range: Dendrogyra cylindrus h
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Risk Assessment Figure 6.3.5. Distr
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Evolutionary and geologic history:
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Disease: Dichocoenia stokesi has be
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6.5 Genus Montastraea (Family Favii
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Figure 6.5. Examples of declining a
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genetic variability in the molecula
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6.5.1 Montastraea faveolata Ellis a
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Risk Assessment Figure 6.5.3. Distr
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Figure 6.5.5. Montastraea franksi d
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6.5.3 Montastraea annularis Ellis a
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Risk Assessment Figure 6.5.10. Dist
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Figure 7.1.2. Millepora foveolata d
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.1.3. Distr
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Family: Milleporidae. Evolutionary
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Land-based sources of pollution (LB
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7.2 Genus Heliopora (Class Anthozoa
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Within federally protected waters,
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Acidification: No specific research
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7.3 Genus Pocillopora (Class Anthoz
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Acidification: One recent study (Ma
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Figure 7.3.2. Pocillopora danae dis
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Predation: Pocillopora species are
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7.3.2 Pocillopora elegans Dana, 186
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Within federally protected waters,
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Risk Assessment The nominal candida
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Central and Indo-Pacific Pocillopor
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Figure 7.4.3. Seriatopora aculeata
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.4.4. Distr
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Life History Acropora are sessile c
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drop out (Randall and Birkeland, 19
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Island in the southeastern Pacific
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Land-based sources of pollution (LB
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Figure 7.5.8. Acropora acuminata di
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.5.10. Dist
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Taxonomy Taxonomic issues: None. Fa
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Although range expansion was not di
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7.5.4 Acropora dendrum Bassett-Smit
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Life History Acropora dendrum is a
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7.5.5 Acropora donei Veron and Wall
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Acidification: No specific research
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7.5.6 Acropora globiceps Dana, 1846
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Life History Acropora globiceps is
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7.5.7 Acropora horrida Dana 1846 Fi
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Life History Acropora horrida is a
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7.5.8 Acropora jacquelineae Wallace
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Abundance Abundance of Acropora hor
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7.5.9 Acropora listeri Brook, 1893
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Life History Acropora listeri is a
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7.5.10 Acropora lokani Wallace, 199
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Life History Acropora lokani is ass
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7.5.11 Acropora microclados Ehrenbe
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Threats For each of these possible
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7.5.12 Acropora palmerae Wells, 195
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Life History Acropora palmerae is a
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7.5.13 Acropora paniculata Verrill,
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Abundance Abundance of Acropora pan
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7.5.14 Acropora pharaonis Milne Edw
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Abundance Abundance of Acropora pha
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7.5.15 Acropora polystoma Brook, 18
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Threats For each of these possible
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7.5.16. Acropora retusa Dana, 1846
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Threats For each of these possible
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7.5.16 Acropora rudis Rehberg, 1892
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et al., 2009). While ocean acidific
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7.5.17 Acropora speciosa Quelch, 18
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Threats For each of these possible
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7.5.18 Acropora striata Verrill, 18
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Threats For each of these possible
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7.5.19 Acropora tenella Brook, 1892
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Disease: In general, Acropora speci
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7.5.20 Acropora vaughani Wells, 195
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Threats For each of these possible
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7.5.21 Acropora verweyi Veron and W
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A search of published and unpublish
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Factors that increase the potential
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Figure 7.6.3. Anacropora puertogale
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Risk assessment Figure 7.6.4. Distr
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Figure 7.6.7. Anacropora spinosa di
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Factors that increase the potential
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Figure 7.7.3. Astreopora cucullata
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.7.4. Distr
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Isopora has recently been considere
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Acidification: No specific research
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7.8.2 Isopora cuneata Dana, 1846 Fi
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U.S. Distribution According to both
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.8.10. Dist
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Life History Of the 35 species of M
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Figure 7.9.3. Montipora angulata di
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.9.4. Distr
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Figure 7.9.7. Montipora australiens
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Factors that increase the potential
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Global Distribution Global distribu
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.9.12. Dist
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Figure 7.9.15. Montipora caliculata
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Risk Assessment Figure 7.9.16. Dist
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Taxonomy Taxonomic issues: Importan
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Land-based sources of pollution (LB
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7.9.6 Montipora lobulata Bernard, 1
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(Albright et al., 2010) and is like
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7.9.7 Montipora patula (/verrili) B
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Threats Thermal stress: Montipora s
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7.10 Genus Alveopora (Family Poriti
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Life History Reproductive character
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7.10.2 Alveopora fenestrata Lamarck
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Threats Temperature stress: The gen
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7.10.3 Alveopora verrilliana Dana,
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Life History Alveopora verrilliana
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7.11 Genus Porites 7.11.1 Porites h
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Threats Temperature stress: Massive
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7.11.2 Porites napopora Veron, 2000
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Habitat Habitat: Porites napopora h
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7.11.3 Porites nigrescens Dana, 184
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of all other Porites species studie
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7.11.4 Porites pukoensis Vaughan, 1
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Life History The reproductive chara
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Risk Assessment of Porites clade 1
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7.12 Genus Psammocora (Family Sider
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Abundance Abundance of Psammocora s
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7.13 Genus Leptoseris (Family Agari
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Life History The reproductive chara
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7.13.2 Leptoseris yabei Pillai and
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Life History The reproductive chara
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7.14 Genus Pachyseris 7.14.1 Pachys
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ased on elevated temperatures and l
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7.15 Genus Pavona 7.15.1 Pavona bip
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Threats Temperature stress: Pavona
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7.15.2 Pavona cactus Forskål, 1775
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Life History Pavona cactus is a gon
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7.15.3 Pavona decussata Dana, 1846
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Life History The reproductive chara
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7.15.4 Pavona diffluens Lamarck, 18
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Threats Temperature stress: Pavona
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7.15.5 Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 18
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Life History The reproductive chara
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7.16 Genus Galaxea (Family Oculinid
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Abundance Galaxea astreata can be a
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7.17 Genus Pectinia (Family Pectini
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Acidification: Pectinia alcicornis
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7.18 Genus Acanthastrea (Family Mus
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Abundance Abundance of Acanthastrea
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7.18.2 Acanthastrea hemprichii Ehre
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Life History Reproductive character
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7.18.3 Acanthastrea ishigakiensis V
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Life History Reproductive character
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7.18.4 Acanthastrea regularis Veron
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Although specific larval descriptio
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7.19 Genus Barabattoia (Family Favi
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Threats Temperature stress: Unknown
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7.20 Genus Caulastrea 7.20.1 Caulas
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Threats Thermal stress: Unknown, bu
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7.21 Genus Cyphastrea 7.21.1 Cyphas
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Threats Thermal stress: The genus C
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7.21.2 Cyphastrea ocellina Dana, 18
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skeletal deposition is reduced unde
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7.22 Genus Euphyllia (Family Caryop
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Bruckner and Hill, 2009) and eviden
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7.22.2 Euphyllia paraancora Veron,
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Threats Thermal stress: Euphyllia p
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7.22.3 Euphyllia paradivisa Veron,
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Threats Thermal stress: Euphyllia s
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7.23 Genus Physogyra 7.23.1 Physogy
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al., 2007; Silverman et al., 2009).
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7.24 Genus Turbinaria (Family Dendr
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Threats Thermal stress: Bleaching i
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7.24.2 Turbinaria peltata (Esper, 1
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Acidification: A congener Turbinari
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7.24.3 Turbinaria reniformis Bernar
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Threats Thermal stress: Bleaching i
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7.24.4 Turbinaria stellulata Lamarc
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Life History The reproductive chara
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8. SYNTHESIS OF RISK ASSESSMENTS: T
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459
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Figure 8.2. Number of coral species
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Albright, R., Mason B., and Langdon
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Baggett, L. S., and Bright T. J. 19
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Bellwood, D., Hoey A., and Choat J.
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Brodie, J., Fabricius K., De'ath G.
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Carilli, J. E., Norris R. D., Black
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Coffroth, M. A. 1985. Mucus sheet f
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Cox, E. F. 1986. The effects of a s
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DESA, U. N. 2001. World Population
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Eakin, C. M., Feingold J. S., and G
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Feingold, J. S. 1996. Coral survivo
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Gardella, D. J., and Edmunds P. J.
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Glynn, P. W., Colley S. B., Ting J.
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Grover, R., Maguer J., Allemand D.,
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Hawkins, J. P., and Roberts C. M. 1
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Hubbard, D. K. 1992. Hurricane-indu
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Isdale, P. J., Stewart B. J., Tickl
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Kennedy, C. J., Gassman N. J., and
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Lafferty, K. D., Porter J. W., and
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Lindahl, U. 2003. Coral reef rehabi
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Maragos, J. E. 1993. Impact of coas
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McCormick, M. I. 2003. Consumption
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Morse, D. E., Morse A. N. C., Raimo
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Nugues, M., Delvoye L., and Bak R.
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Petit, J. R., Jouzel J., Raynaud D.
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Randall, C. J., and Szmant A. M. 20
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Riegl, B. 1996. Hermatypic coral fa
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Rotjan, R. 2007. The patterns, caus
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Siddall, M., Rohling E. J., Almogi-
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Streamer, M. 1980. Urea and arginin
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Titlyanov, E. A., and Latypov Y. Y.
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Venn, A. A., Quinn J., Jones R., an
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Ward, S. 1992. Evidence for broadca
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Williams, I.D., Walsh W., Schroeder
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Yost, D. M., Jones R. J., and Mitch
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Errata Erroneous references: IPCC.
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APPENDIX: Millepora boschmai (De We
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According to de Weerdt and Glynn (1
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The overall likelihood that Millepo
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Glynn, P. W., J. L. Mate, A. C. Bak
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