Environmentalism by David Peterson del Mar

We surveyed and mapped Acropora corals at 10 sites ( N = 596) around the Lizard Island group on the northern Great Barrier Reef. The objective of this study was to understand the drivers of spatial and species-specific variation in the bleaching susceptibility of these corals, and to evaluate whether bleaching susceptibility under extreme thermal stress was consistent with that observed during less severe bleaching events. During this thermal stress event, we quantified within- and among-species variability in bleaching severity for critical habitat-forming Acropora corals. High sea surface temperatures caused global coral bleaching during 2015–2016. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

2ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.1Marine Biology and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.Nicolet 1,2, Blake Ramsby 1,3 and Allison S. Chase 1,2, Saskia Jurriaans 1,2, Mariana Álvarez-Noriega 1,2, Katie Peterson 2, Kay Critchell 1, Kathryn L. Environmentalism considers a wide range of conservation and preservation movements and less organized forms of nature loving (from seaside vacations to ecotourism) to argue that these activities have commonly distracted us from the hard work of creating a sustainable and sensible relationship with the environment.Mia O. But agendas that challenged western prosperity and comfort seldom made much progress, and many radical environmentalists have been unabashed utopianists. Environmental movements have produced some impressive results, including cleaner air and the preservation of selected species and places. Hence England led the way in both manufacturing and preserving its countryside, and the United States created a matchless set of national parks as it became the world's pre-eminent economic and military power. Industrialization drove people to look for meaning in nature even as they consumed its products more relentlessly. Why are our environmental problems still growing despite a huge increase in global conservation efforts? Peterson del Mar untangles this paradox by showing how prosperity is essential to environmentalism.

Environmentalism by David Peterson del Mar