Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgments Key findings Chapter 1: Introduction   Box 1. What is a coral reef? Chapter 2: Biodiversity of Southeast Asian coral reefs   High diversity areas in Southeast Asia (Not available in print; available online only)   Box 2. Related ecosystems: Mangroves and seagrasses   Box 3. Larval connectivity Chapter 3: Estimating human threats to coral reefs: The reefs at risk index Chapter 4: Threats to coral reefs in Southeast Asia   Coastal developmentMarine-based pollutionSedimentation and pollution from inland sourcesOverfishingDestructive fishingClimate change and coral bleaching Chapter 5: Status of coral reefs in Southeast Asia (including country summaries)   Country summaries and case study database. Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India (Adaman and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Spratly and Paracel Islands (South China Sea), Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam   Threat analysis at local scales Chapter 6: The economic loss associated with degradation Chapter 7: Management of coastal resources Chapter 8: Monitoring and improving the knowledge base   Management of coastal resources (Not available in print; available online only) Chapter 9: Recommendations Appendix 1: Threat modeling methodology (Overview)   Appendix 1B. Full technical notes. (Not available in print; available online only) Appendix 2: Economic valuation methodology Notes