Date of Award
5-1-1984
Degree Type
Major Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Marine Affairs
Abstract
Small islands and in particular those more or less dependent on their reefs as a resource were often self-contained units, maintaining a fragile equilibrium in which even small changes could and have wrought fatal disturbances. The pressures of the modern world have endangered these vulnerable units economically, socially, and biologically. In all instances the "'population factor has played an important role. Coral reef islands appear to be more susceptible to the side effects of rapidly growing modernization than other types of islands. No clear answer or solution to this problem can be given but recognition of the threats to them may bring the remedies closer.
Recommended Citation
Schroeder, Peter C., "Coral Reef Islands and Their Problems" (1984). Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers. Paper 154.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ma_etds/154
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