Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages

TP Hughes, JT Kerry, AH Baird, SR Connolly, A Dietzel… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Global warming is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function,
highlighting the urgent need for a better understanding of the impact of heat exposure on the …

[HTML][HTML] Coral reefs benefit from reduced land–sea impacts under ocean warming

JM Gove, GJ Williams, J Lecky, E Brown, E Conklin… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Coral reef ecosystems are being fundamentally restructured by local human impacts and
climate-driven marine heatwaves that trigger mass coral bleaching and mortality. Reducing …

Decline of forereef corals in response to recent warming linked to history of thermal exposure

KD Castillo, JB Ries, JM Weiss, FP Lima - Nature Climate Change, 2012 - nature.com
Rising ocean temperatures have reduced rates of coral calcification and increased rates of
coral mortality, thereby negatively impacting the health of coral reef ecosystems …

Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs

NAJ Graham, S Jennings, MA MacNeil, D Mouillot… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Climate-induced coral bleaching is among the greatest current threats to coral reefs, causing
widespread loss of live coral cover. Conditions under which reefs bounce back from …

Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching

RD Stuart-Smith, CJ Brown, DM Ceccarelli, GJ Edgar - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Global warming is markedly changing diverse coral reef ecosystems through an increasing
frequency and magnitude of mass bleaching events,–. How local impacts scale up across …

Local conditions magnify coral loss after marine heatwaves

MK Donovan, DE Burkepile, C Kratochwill… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Climate change threatens coral reefs by causing heat stress events that lead to widespread
coral bleaching and mortality. Given the global nature of these mass coral mortality events …

Global warming impairs stock–recruitment dynamics of corals

TP Hughes, JT Kerry, AH Baird, SR Connolly, TJ Chase… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in disturbance regimes due to climate change are increasingly
challenging the capacity of ecosystems to absorb recurrent shocks and reassemble …

Marine heatwaves need clear definitions so coastal communities can adapt

DJ Amaya, MG Jacox, MR Fewings, VS Saba… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Clearly communicating baselines for assessing ocean warming is essential for
understanding extreme events and how they will affect marine ecosystems and livelihoods …

[HTML][HTML] Stress-resistant corals may not acclimatize to ocean warming but maintain heat tolerance under cooler temperatures

V Schoepf, SA Carrion, SM Pfeifer, M Naugle… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Naturally heat-resistant coral populations hold significant potential for facilitating coral reef
survival under rapid climate change. However, it remains poorly understood whether they …

Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

TP Hughes, JT Kerry, M Álvarez-Noriega… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract During 2015–2016, record temperatures triggered a pan-tropical episode of coral
bleaching, the third global-scale event since mass bleaching was first documented in the …