New study reveals strong connections between reef health and land management in Hawaii
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 07:56
in Earth & Climate
A study published today in the open access journal Collabra provides valuable insight for ridge-to-reef conservation projects. The study shows that even along the same coastline, reefs can experience drastically different water flow conditions which affect water quality, particularly exposure to reef-killing sediment pollution. These results illustrate the need to better understand water flow patterns in coral reef areas as well as sediment runoff from land and can help local efforts to mitigate erosion on land.