Oil Spills in Coral Reefs: Planning and Response Considerations

摘要

This guide is intended to serve several functions and several audiences. Theauthors hope that resource agency personnel, state and federal agencies, and responders of all types working in or planning for response in coral reef regions will find useful information here. It is not intended to be a specific guide for choosing cleanup methods, as many good versions of these exist already. Rather, the authors summarize current research on coral reefs from the perspective of those who may need to make decisions about response in these regions and present the information in an accessible format for people with some science or response background. Experienced responders unfamiliar with coral reefs may want background on coral ecology and terminology; biologists may want an overview of toxicity issues related to coral and response and cleanup applied to coral reefs in particular.