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Special issue on the conservation and management of Western Indian Ocean coastal ecosystems

Special issue on the conservation and management of Western Indian Ocean coastal ecosystems Special Issue on the Conservation and Management of Western Indian Ocean Coastal Ecosystems The papers in this special issue arose from the Fifth Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium, which was held between the 22nd and 26th of October 2007 in Durban, South Africa. The Symposium was jointly organized by WIOMSA (Zanzibar) and the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) in Durban. The theme of the Symposium was Advances in Marine Science in Eastern Africa: Science, Policy and Management: pressures and responses in the Western Indian Ocean region and was attended by at least 400 people from 30 countries who presented 340 scientific papers, including 180 oral and six keynote presentations by prominent scientists from within and outside the region. The symposium brought together social and natural scientists, practitioners as well as decision-makers to share expertise, experience and solutions related to the above theme. The Symposium brought together the vast majority of the growing numbers of marine scientists in the region and had a notably multi- and transdisciplinary flare, where most investigators were focused on solving the many resource use and conservation problems of the region through teams of investigators with notably diverse backgrounds. The eight papers contained in this volume represent a small but important portion of the presented papers, where the foci were on the conservation and management of coastal ecosystems. The other papers presented in the Symposium will appear in the special issues of the Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciences, Ocean and Coastal Management and the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science. The papers in this issue examine the coral reef, seagrass, plankton and mangrove ecosystems, focused on changes and indicators of change associated with pollution, harvesting and management systems. The first three papers cover issues of shallow water coral reef, seagrass, and plankton ecosystems where changes are associated with pollution, fishing, and coral bleaching and efforts to understand and manage these factors. The fourth paper deals with the consequences of pollution for the quality of coastal waters in peri-urban areas, an increasing threat to marine habitats and resources. The papers that follow represent a regional effort to increase knowledge of the extent and structure of mangroves along the African coastline. Means to evaluate mangroves and their changes over time are examined and these papers represent a considerable advance in the regional understanding of mangroves. The compilation gives a good taste of the state of the varied investigations that are taking place in the region. The region has undergone a considerable change over the past generation and much of this is being catalyzed, coordinated, and recorded by the efforts of WIOMSA, which has emerged as the region’s marine science body that supported the publication of this special issue. Scientific societies play an important role in science by creating the fora and dialogues that serve the important roles of recording the history of investigation but also identifying the gaps for future investigations and assisting in filling these gaps and managing change. They also play a role in celebrating achievements and few would have imagined that a very small group of marine scientists that started this organization in 1993 would see the Society grow into the vibrant and dedicated society of committed investigators that it now represents. They are committed to understanding and improving the chances for sustainable use of the region’s considerable coastal habitats and associated renewable resources and achieving this through multi-disciplinary research. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The financial and in-kind support of the following organizations to the organization of the Fifth WIOMSA Scientific Symposium is gratefully acknowledged: the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida/SAREC), South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) through the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), Thekwini Municipality, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through the project addressing the landbased activities of WIO (WIO-LaB), World Wildlife FundEastern Africa Marine Ecoregion (WWF-EAME), Sida/SAREC Bilateral Programme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Foundation for Science (IFS), Foundation for Strategic Environment Research (MISTRA) and WIOMSA. We also thank all the reviewers of the articles in this issue for their valuable comments and criticisms. Guest Editors T.R. 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Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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1052-7613
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Special Issue on the Conservation and Management of Western Indian Ocean Coastal Ecosystems The papers in this special issue arose from the Fifth Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium, which was held between the 22nd and 26th of October 2007 in Durban, South Africa. The Symposium was jointly organized by WIOMSA (Zanzibar) and the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) in Durban. The theme of the Symposium was Advances in Marine Science in Eastern Africa: Science, Policy and Management: pressures and responses in the Western Indian Ocean region and was attended by at least 400 people from 30 countries who presented 340 scientific papers, including 180 oral and six keynote presentations by prominent scientists from within and outside the region. The symposium brought together social and natural scientists, practitioners as well as decision-makers to share expertise, experience and solutions related to the above theme. The Symposium brought together the vast majority of the growing numbers of marine scientists in the region and had a notably multi- and transdisciplinary flare, where most investigators were focused on solving the many resource use and conservation problems of the region through teams of investigators with notably diverse backgrounds. The eight papers contained in this volume represent a small but important portion of the presented papers, where the foci were on the conservation and management of coastal ecosystems. The other papers presented in the Symposium will appear in the special issues of the Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciences, Ocean and Coastal Management and the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science. The papers in this issue examine the coral reef, seagrass, plankton and mangrove ecosystems, focused on changes and indicators of change associated with pollution, harvesting and management systems. The first three papers cover issues of shallow water coral reef, seagrass, and plankton ecosystems where changes are associated with pollution, fishing, and coral bleaching and efforts to understand and manage these factors. The fourth paper deals with the consequences of pollution for the quality of coastal waters in peri-urban areas, an increasing threat to marine habitats and resources. The papers that follow represent a regional effort to increase knowledge of the extent and structure of mangroves along the African coastline. Means to evaluate mangroves and their changes over time are examined and these papers represent a considerable advance in the regional understanding of mangroves. The compilation gives a good taste of the state of the varied investigations that are taking place in the region. The region has undergone a considerable change over the past generation and much of this is being catalyzed, coordinated, and recorded by the efforts of WIOMSA, which has emerged as the region’s marine science body that supported the publication of this special issue. Scientific societies play an important role in science by creating the fora and dialogues that serve the important roles of recording the history of investigation but also identifying the gaps for future investigations and assisting in filling these gaps and managing change. They also play a role in celebrating achievements and few would have imagined that a very small group of marine scientists that started this organization in 1993 would see the Society grow into the vibrant and dedicated society of committed investigators that it now represents. They are committed to understanding and improving the chances for sustainable use of the region’s considerable coastal habitats and associated renewable resources and achieving this through multi-disciplinary research. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The financial and in-kind support of the following organizations to the organization of the Fifth WIOMSA Scientific Symposium is gratefully acknowledged: the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida/SAREC), South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) through the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), Thekwini Municipality, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through the project addressing the landbased activities of WIO (WIO-LaB), World Wildlife FundEastern Africa Marine Ecoregion (WWF-EAME), Sida/SAREC Bilateral Programme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Foundation for Science (IFS), Foundation for Strategic Environment Research (MISTRA) and WIOMSA. We also thank all the reviewers of the articles in this issue for their valuable comments and criticisms. Guest Editors T.R. McClanahan and J. Paula Copyright r 2009 John Wiley & Sons. Ltd.

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater EcosystemsWiley

Published: Jul 1, 2009

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