Climate change impedes scleractinian corals as primary reef ecosystem engineers
Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on our planet.
Scleractinian corals function as the primary reef ecosystem engineers, constructing the …
Scleractinian corals function as the primary reef ecosystem engineers, constructing the …
Environmental limits to coral reef development: where do we draw the line?
JA Kleypas, JW McManus, LAB Meñez - American zoologist, 1999 - academic.oup.com
SYNOPSIS. Understanding how reefs vary over the present ranges of environmental
conditions is key to understanding how coral reefs will adapt to a changing environment …
conditions is key to understanding how coral reefs will adapt to a changing environment …
Acclimatization of massive reef-building corals to consecutive heatwaves
Reef-building corals typically live close to the upper limits of their thermal tolerance and
even small increases in summer water temperatures can lead to bleaching and mortality …
even small increases in summer water temperatures can lead to bleaching and mortality …
Interventions to help coral reefs under global change—A complex decision challenge
Climate change is impacting coral reefs now. Recent pan-tropical bleaching events driven
by unprecedented global heat waves have shifted the playing field for coral reef …
by unprecedented global heat waves have shifted the playing field for coral reef …
South Atlantic coral reefs are major global warming refugia and less susceptible to bleaching
Mass coral bleaching has increased in intensity and frequency and has severely impacted
shallow tropical reefs worldwide. Although extensive investigation has been conducted on …
shallow tropical reefs worldwide. Although extensive investigation has been conducted on …
Coral reefs: threats and conservation in an era of global change
B Riegl, A Bruckner, SL Coles… - Annals of the New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are iconic, threatened ecosystems that have been in existence for∼ 500 million
years, yet their continued ecological persistence seems doubtful at present. Anthropogenic …
years, yet their continued ecological persistence seems doubtful at present. Anthropogenic …
Acclimatization in tropical reef corals
PJ Edmunds, RD Gates - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2008 - int-res.com
Global climate change (GCC) is the most widespread environmental peril facing tropical
coral reefs, yet the capacity of scleractinian corals to survive the challenge is not well …
coral reefs, yet the capacity of scleractinian corals to survive the challenge is not well …
Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene
Without drastic efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate globalized stressors, tropical
coral reefs are in jeopardy. Strategic conservation and management requires identification …
coral reefs are in jeopardy. Strategic conservation and management requires identification …
Losers and winners in coral reefs acclimatized to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
Experiments have shown that ocean acidification due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentrations has deleterious effects on the performance of many marine organisms …
concentrations has deleterious effects on the performance of many marine organisms …
Persistence and change in community composition of reef corals through present, past, and future climates
The reduction in coral cover on many contemporary tropical reefs suggests a different set of
coral community assemblages will dominate future reefs. To evaluate the capacity of reef …
coral community assemblages will dominate future reefs. To evaluate the capacity of reef …