Connell, 1997:

"In summary, recovery of coral assemblages after disturbance seems to depend in large part on the type of disturbance causing the original decline. From the evidence assembled here, coral assemblages do not appear to be suffering worldwide degradation. Many assemblages had no declines, while others recovered from acute, short-term disturbances, such as widespread predator outbreaks or local episodes of bleaching, severe storms, sedimentation or air exposure, that do not directly affect the local environment. However, there was little recovery from chronic, continuing disturbances that directly alter the physical or biological environment."

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Citation and/or URL

Connell, J.H. 1997, Disturbance and recovery of coral assemblages, Coral Reefs, 16: (Suppl.) S101-S113

Spatial Coverage

Global

Temporal Coverage

 1990s

Update Frequency

 Not applicable

Other Information

 None