Insights from extreme coral reefs in a changing world
Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and economically important ecosystems in the
world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local …
world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local …
[HTML][HTML] The future of coral reefs subject to rapid climate change: lessons from natural extreme environments
Global climate change and localized anthropogenic stressors are driving rapid declines in
coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how …
coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how …
Gaining insights from past reefs to inform understanding of coral reef response to global climate change
JM Pandolfi, W Kiessling - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Coral reef response to past climate change is recorded in the fossil
record.•Responses include migration, adaptation and extinction.•Past reef crises were …
record.•Responses include migration, adaptation and extinction.•Past reef crises were …
Mangrove lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef support coral populations persisting under extreme environmental conditions
EF Camp, J Edmondson, A Doheny, J Rumney… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
Global degradation of coral reefs has increased the urgency of identifying stress-tolerant
coral populations, to enhance understanding of the biology driving stress tolerance, as well …
coral populations, to enhance understanding of the biology driving stress tolerance, as well …
Coral reefs in a crystal ball: predicting the future from the vulnerability of corals and reef fishes to multiple stressors
Highlights•Sensitivity of coral and reef fish to climate and fishing stressors can predict future
assemblages on coral reefs.•Fish exhibited negative co-tolerance and corals near-random …
assemblages on coral reefs.•Fish exhibited negative co-tolerance and corals near-random …
Warm-water coral reefs and climate change
MD Spalding, BE Brown - Science, 2015 - science.org
Coral reefs are highly dynamic ecosystems that are regularly exposed to natural
perturbations. Human activities have increased the range, intensity, and frequency of …
perturbations. Human activities have increased the range, intensity, and frequency of …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding the effects of climate change on coral reefs
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to the persistence of coral reefs. Sustained and
ongoing increases in ocean temperatures and acidification are altering the structure and …
ongoing increases in ocean temperatures and acidification are altering the structure and …
Diverse coral communities in mangrove habitats suggest a novel refuge from climate change
Risk analyses indicate that more than 90% of the world's reefs will be threatened by climate
change and local anthropogenic impacts by the year 2030 under" business-as-usual" …
change and local anthropogenic impacts by the year 2030 under" business-as-usual" …
[HTML][HTML] Corals at the edge of environmental limits: A new conceptual framework to re-define marginal and extreme coral communities
The worldwide decline of coral reefs has renewed interest in coral communities at the edge
of environmental limits because they have the potential to serve as resilience hotspots and …
of environmental limits because they have the potential to serve as resilience hotspots and …
[HTML][HTML] Multiple stressors and ecological complexity require a new approach to coral reef research
LH Pendleton, O Hoegh-Guldberg… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Ocean acidification, climate change, and other environmental stressors threaten coral reef
ecosystems and the people who depend upon them. New science reveals that these …
ecosystems and the people who depend upon them. New science reveals that these …