Publication Date:
2021-05-19
Description:
The Panama Canal is near its vessel size and tonnage
handling capacity, and Panamanians have decided to
it longlasting impacts on marine coastal habitats,
particularly on sensitive coral reefs. These potential
impacts were discussed during the national referendum
as were other equally important issues, such as
its effects on forests, watersheds, and water supply.
Coral growth rates provide a direct measure of coral
fitness and past environmental conditions comparable to
analyses of tree rings. We examined stable isotopes,
metal geochemical tracers, and growth rates on a
century-long (1880-1989) chronology based on 77 cores
of the dominant reef-building coral Siderastrea siderea
collected near the Caribbean entrance to the canal. Our
results showed a gradual decline in coral growth unrelated
to changes in sea surface temperature but linked to
runoff and sedimentation to coastal areas resulting from
the construction and operation of the Panama Canal.
Description:
Preprint of paper published i Ambio 37, 2008.
Description:
Published
Keywords:
Arrecifes de coral del Caribe
;
Disminución en el crecimiento del arrecife de Coral
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Journal Contribution
,
Not Known
Format:
pp.342-345
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