Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change
Identifying locations of refugia from the thermal stresses of climate change for coral reefs
and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for climate change …
and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for climate change …
Contingency planning for coral reefs in the Anthropocene; The potential of reef safe havens
EF Camp - Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Reducing the global reliance on fossil fuels is essential to ensure the long-term survival of
coral reefs, but until this happens, alternative tools are required to safeguard their future …
coral reefs, but until this happens, alternative tools are required to safeguard their future …
The value of US coral reefs for flood risk reduction
BG Reguero, CD Storlazzi, AE Gibbs, JB Shope… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Habitats, such as coral reefs, can mitigate increasing flood damages through coastal
protection services. We provide a fine-scale, national valuation of the flood risk reduction …
protection services. We provide a fine-scale, national valuation of the flood risk reduction …
Marine heatwaves impair the thermal refugia potential of marginal reefs in the northern South China Sea
S Mo, T Chen, Z Chen, W Zhang, S Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Frequent marine heatwaves (MHWs), concurrent with climate warming, threaten global low-
latitude, pristine coral reefs, leading to growing interest in identifying marginal coral reefs …
latitude, pristine coral reefs, leading to growing interest in identifying marginal coral reefs …
Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales
The loss of functional and accreting coral reefs reduces coastal protection and resilience for
tropical coastlines. Coral restoration has potential for recovering healthy reefs that can …
tropical coastlines. Coral restoration has potential for recovering healthy reefs that can …
Increase in the extent of mass coral bleaching over the past half-century, based on an updated global database
A Virgen-Urcelay, SD Donner - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The recurrence of mass coral bleaching and associated coral mortality in the past few
decades have raised questions about the future of coral reef ecosystems. Although coral …
decades have raised questions about the future of coral reef ecosystems. Although coral …
Marine protected areas do not buffer corals from bleaching under global warming
Background The rising temperature of the oceans has been identified as the primary driver
of mass coral reef declines via coral bleaching (expulsion of photosynthetic endosymbionts) …
of mass coral reef declines via coral bleaching (expulsion of photosynthetic endosymbionts) …
Hydrodynamic and atmospheric drivers create distinct thermal environments within a coral reef atoll
Within coral reefs, different thermal environments can be found at locations separated by
less than 100 s of meters and can generate fine-scale patterns of thermal stress and …
less than 100 s of meters and can generate fine-scale patterns of thermal stress and …
Upwelling and the persistence of coral‐reef frameworks in the eastern tropical Pacific
In an era of global change, the fate and form of reef habitats will depend on shifting
assemblages of organisms and their responses to multiple stressors. Multiphyletic …
assemblages of organisms and their responses to multiple stressors. Multiphyletic …
Island mass effect: A review of oceanic physical processes
Increased Net Primary Productivity (NPP) around small islands have been documented
worldwide. Despite having been known for decades, the interactions between physical and …
worldwide. Despite having been known for decades, the interactions between physical and …