Humans have caused profound changes in Caribbean c...(eefs in the Caribbean and the services t...)

Date:1/8/2008

eefs in the Caribbean and the services they provide to a growing human population depend on how soon countries in the region become seriously committed to regulating human threats, Mora said. Although coral reefs will experience benefits of controlling fishing, agricultural expansion, sewage or ocean warming, it is clear that underlying all these threats is the human population. The expected increase of the worlds human population from 6 billion today to 9 billion for the year 2050 suggests that coral reefs are likely to witness a significant ecological crisis in the coming half century if effective conservation strategies, including policies on population planning, are not implemented soon, he added.

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Contact: Camilo Mora cmora@dal.ca 57-313-706-4929 Census of Marine Life Source:Eurekalert

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