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Runoff from Iowa farms growing concern in Gulf | The Des Moines Register | desmoinesreg... - 0 views

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IB coasts marine habitat destruction farms

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Benjamin McKeown

NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program: Values - 0 views

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coral coasts

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  • Coral ecosystems are a source of food for millions; protect coastlines from storms and erosion; provide habitat, spawning and nursery grounds for economically important fish species; provide jobs and income to local economies from fishing, recreation, and tourism; are a source of new medicines, and are hotspots of marine biodiversity. They also are of great cultural importance in many regions around the world, particularly Polynesia.
  • They are also found along the coasts of over 100 other countries.
  • one recent estimate gave the total net benefit of the world's coral reef ecosystems to be $29.8 billion/year.
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  • he economic importance of Hawai`i's coral reefs, when combining recreational, amenity, fishery, and biodiversity values, were estimated to have direct economic benefits of $360 million/year
  • Yet coral reefs are in decline due to an increasing array of threats—primarily from global climate change, unsustainable fishing impacts, and land-based pollution.
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