WIOSOC2015_FinalDraft

List of TABLES
1.1. Trends in population sizes and growth in the WIO region.
1.2. Total population size versus coastal populations. Sources: UNEP (2009), CIA World Factbook
(2014): www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/.
1.3. Trends in GDP Growth – 2013-2015. Source: Almeida-Santos and others, 2014, Charle and others,
2014, Dabire and Bi 2014, Dualeh 2014, Mpande and Kannan 2014, Odero and Reeves 2014,
Phiri and Kannan 2014.
1.4. Rank in Human Development Index and its components. Source: UNDP Human Development
Reports (2014a).
1.5. Gender Inequality Index (GII) ranking (2013). Sources: UNDP Human Development Reports
(2014b), Gender Equality Index (UNDP): hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-4-gender-inequalityindex.
4.1. Status of crustacean stocks in the WIO (Source FAO-SWIOFC 2012).
4.2. The status of invertebrate stocks in WIO countries (Source FAOSWIOFC 2012).
5.1. Mangrove species composition in different countries of the WIO region.
5.2. Seagrass distribution in different countries in the WIO region.
6.1. Summary of coral reef statistics for countries and major reef areas in the WIO
(adapted from Obura and others, 2012).
6.2. Classes of action that can be taken to manage coral reefs.
7.1. Examples of rocky reef formations at selected locations in the WIO region.
7.2. Summary of the impact of pollution on rocky reef ecosystems.
7.3. Possible impact of global climate change on rocky reef ecosystems in the WIO.
7.4. Possible underlying causes for the degradation of rocky reef ecosystems in the WIO,
the perceived current status of their resources, possible socio-ecological impacts of ecosystem
change, and potential or desirable responses to these changes.
8.1. Estimates of continental shelf areas of the WIO to the 200 m depth contour, ie FAO Area 51. NB:
the South Africa component of the WIO only extends to latitude 31o18 S. Source: Sea Around Us
Project.
9.1. Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) described in the open ocean
and deep seas of the Western Indian Ocean. Source CBD (2012).
10.1. Vulnerable and endangered taxonomic groups.
10.2. Endangered (EN) and critically endangered (CE) WIO species and their CITES listing.
10.3. State and impact indicators for threatened WIO marine species.
10.A1. Full list of threatened WIO coral species.
10.A2. Full list of threatened WO seagrass, mollusc and sea-cucumber species.
10.A3. Full list of threatened WIO ray and shark species.
10.A4. Full list of threatened WIO bony fish species.
10.A5. Full list of threatened WIO marine turtles and mammals.
11.1. Percentage of surface area under protection in the WIO countries (2012). Source: World Bank databank
website (2014).
14.1. Main rivers runoff in the north and western Indian Ocean, showing annual mean flow (km3)
and drainage area (km2), based on model results from Dai and Trenberth (2002).
15.1. Summary of the anticipated future effects of ocean acidification on different groups
of marine organisms, mostly based on experimental studies from around the world.
Note that none of the data is from this region. Table adopted from Sumaila and others (2014).
16.1. Classification of phytoplankton algal types (adopted from Jeffrey and Vesk 1997).
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17
18
19
20
44
45
55
62
72
77
88
92
93
93
105
121
130
131
138
146
148
149
150
150
161
188
206
214
Western Indian Ocean
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