tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18722606.post8684778040306001818..comments2023-05-24T15:38:24.860+00:00Comments on Coral Bones: 'The Burning Issue'Caspar Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667141284390082748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18722606.post-28284437270796880922007-04-30T09:22:00.000+00:002007-04-30T09:22:00.000+00:00Thanks for your interest in our research and the i...Thanks for your interest in our research and the implications of fire and haze might have to the marine environment. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, we did not find any direct effects reported from the haze to marine habitats, although the obvious poisoning of the air and the subsequent run-off has undoubted negative side-effects. The mitigating factor, however, is that tourism (SCUBA diving in this case) is severely reduced, and hence the negative impacts of SCUBA diving tourism (coral breakage, turbidity, pollution, etc.) are also reduced. <BR/><BR/>I am unsure if there are large enough impacts of haze or fires on coral reefs - enough that someone has studied them and reported on them.<BR/><BR/>In the supplementary materials for our paper there are many good reviews that mention the decline in tourism and there might be some others that have something about non-terrestrial impacts. <BR/><BR/>Good luck finding out more about how the haze affects marine habitats. Please let me know if you have any other questions of comments or if you find out more on your own.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again and all the best from Singapore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com