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Global and regional changes to the marine environment associated
with climate change may have significant consequences for coral
reef ecosystems, coastal communities, and maritime heritage
resources relevant to the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
(FBNMS). Regional physical changes to the marine environment
include climate variability, sea level rise, ocean circulation
patterns, and ocean acidification. These changes combined with
anthropogenic stressors may produce cumulative impacts on
biodiversity and ecosystem health including changes in physiology,
phenology, and population connectivity, and species range shift.
This paper identifies and synthesizes potential climate change
impacts in American Samoa and the region over the next fifty years.
This information will help inform priority management actions for
the Sanctuary to take to respond to the impacts of climate change
on natural systems and human activities within American Samoa.
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