Note
Over the past two decades there has been increasing concern among scientists, resource managers, and the public alike regarding the ecological impacts of localized runoff and nutrient pollution on Tobago’s coral reefs. Increased turbidity and sedimentation from deforestation is well known to stress corals and can be fatal in some situations. Enrichment of coastal waters with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from deforestation, agricultural and urban runoff, and sewage, although more subtle, has become the largest pollution problem facing the vital coastal waters of the wider Caribbean region.