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How do bleaching events affect the ecosystem as a whole?.How far in advance can bleaching events be predicted using currently available tools?.How widespread are bleaching events in the sanctuary?.What characteristics of a specific area confer resistance or susceptibility to bleaching?.Which calcifying organisms are most severely affected by acidification?.How could ocean acidification affect the ecosystem as a whole?.Will sea level change impact deep water photosynthesizing organisms?.What options are available to managers to address and potentially mitigate sea level rise and ocean acidification in the Sanctuary?.Which species (marine and terrestrial) are likely to be impacted by increases in sea level?.How will sea level rise affect coastal erosion?.Which coastal areas will be affected by sea level rise the soonest?.As priorities change and new issues emerge, each Sanctuary develops new science needs and questions and works with partners to address them. The best available science is used by Sanctuary scientists and managers working to address priority resource conservation and management issues. Provides online predictions of coral bleaching for the region. Will elucidate long-term climate patterns and changes in growth. (Oceanographic properties accretion/acidification study coral cores.) NOAA/NMFS/Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Honolulu. Tom Oliver, University of Hawaii / Coral Reef Ecosystem Division.ĪSRAMP (American Samoa Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program) SCLERA (Samoan Coral Local Environmental Resistance Atlas) The Overview of Research highlights some, but not necessarily all, of the research activities completed or ongoing at the Sanctuary.Ĭlimate Impacts to the Nearshore Marine Environment and Coastal Communities: American Samoa and Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research conducted by Sanctuary scientists and partners provides critical information to address existing and emerging resource conservation and management issues. Sea level rise brings with it threats of habitat loss, accelerated coastal erosion, and changes in water quality and light penetration. Increasingly acidic ocean water may diminish an animal's normal ability to build a shell or coral structure and can impact growth rates. Ocean acidification is also a concern for reef building corals and other organisms with calcium carbonate structures. Bleaching events can lead to coral mortality and have lasting effects on coral ecosystem community structure. Coral bleaching can occur as the result of prolonged exposure of the corals to increased sea surface temperatures. These changes combined with anthropogenic stressors may produce cumulative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem health including changes in physiology, phenology, population connectivity, and species range shift.Ĭoral reefs are particularly vulnerable to climate change and can be impacted by coral bleaching, ocean acidification, increased storm occurrence and sea level rise.

Regional physical changes to the marine environment include climate variability, sea level rise, ocean circulation patterns, and ocean acidification. Global and regional changes to the marine environment associated with climate change may have significant consequences for coral reef ecosystems and coastal communities relevant to the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS). Our preference is for faculty who are academically and professionally prepared to engage an eager, excited and dynamic student base of working professionals.Īmerican Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Post University is a for-profit institution that was founded as a Vanderbilt University technology organization.Coral bleaching can occur as the result of increased sea surface temperature and bleaching events can lead to coral mortality. Our plan is to seek additional accreditations, both regional, and program related. We have been educating students for nearly 20 years and are accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (recognized by the US Department of Education). Our goal is to offer the best traditions of American education to students who for time, geography or financial reasons are unable to complete their education in a traditional campus based school.

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