FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Modeling of degraded reefs in Leyte Gulf, Philippines in the face of climate change and human-induced disturbances
BT 
AF Tan, Barron Cedric
   Anticamara, Jonathan
   VILLANUEVA, Ching-Maria
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;
FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-RBE-STH-LBH;
C1 University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines
   Laboratoire de Biologie Halieutique, IFREMER, France
C2 UNIV PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN, PHILIPPINES
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-RBE-STH-LBH
TC 0
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00390/50180/50801.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;conservation;climate change;ecological modeling;fisheries;Philippine reefs
AB Philippine reefs are mega-diverse but, to date, few ecosystem models have been developed to understand their dynamics and functioning. This study assessed the status of reefs in 12 municipalities of Leyte Gulf, Philippines. It is an important fishing ground experiencing degradation and impacts of super-typhoons—the strongest one was Haiyan (local name: Yolanda). Empirical and literature data were used to develop Ecopath (trophic) models and Ecosim simulations to evaluate the impacts of reduction and increase in productivity on the Leyte Gulf Reef (LGR) ecosystem. Results showed that the LGR’s ecosystem is in a degraded state—dominated by small-medium herbivores and carnivores, with most productivity immediately returned to detritus. In addition, a comparative study of two Ecopath models showed that reduction in the coral cover (e.g., by Super-Typhoon Haiyan) will result in a decline in biomass of many functional groups. Changes in LGR’s productivity (e.g., eutrophication) will also strongly impact most functional groups (e.g., shift to overdominance of herbivores that take advantage of algal growth and extirpation of coral reef-dependent species). Moreover, additional climate-related or human-induced disturbances on the degraded LGR will further decrease the reef’s productivity. Therefore, effective recovery and management of degraded reef ecosystems is needed to sustain the LGR’s productivity (e.g., reef fisheries production). Keywords: conservation ∙ climate change ∙ ecological modeling ∙ fisheries ∙ Philippine reefs 
PY 2018
PD JAN
SO Climate, Disaster and Development Journal
SN 2467-6926
PU Oscar M.Lopez Center
VL 3
IS 1
BP 1
EP 12
DI 10.18783/cddj.v003.i01.a01
ID 50180
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