Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

DM Bergstrom, BC Wienecke… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, collapse of ecosystems—potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure,
composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Increasing thermal stress for tropical coral reefs: 1871–2017

JM Lough, KD Anderson, TP Hughes - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Tropical corals live close to their upper thermal limit making them vulnerable to unusually
warm summer sea temperatures. The resulting thermal stress can lead to breakdown of the …

[HTML][HTML] Severe continental-scale impacts of climate change are happening now: Extreme climate events impact marine habitat forming communities along 45% of …

RC Babcock, RH Bustamante, EA Fulton… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Recent increases in the frequency of Extreme Climate Events (ECEs) such as heatwaves
and floods have been attributed to climate change, and could have pronounced ecosystem …

Strong sustainability in coastal areas: a conceptual interpretation of SDG 14

B Neumann, K Ott, R Kenchington - Sustainability science, 2017 - Springer
Humans derive many tangible and intangible benefits from coastal areas, providing
essential components for social and economic development especially of less developed …

State of the Climate in 2017

J Blunden, G Hartfield, DS Arndt, RJH Dunn… - Bulletin of the American …, 2018 - JSTOR
In 2017, the dominant greenhouse gases released into Earth's atmosphere—carbon
dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—reached new record highs. The annual global …

Impacts of climate change on World Heritage coral reefs: a first global scientific assessment

SF Heron, CM Eakin, F Douvere, KL Anderson, JC Day… - 2017 - repository.library.noaa.gov
1. Coral Reef Systems on UNESCO's World Heritage List a For the purpose of this
assessment, coral reefs systems are included that are found within the boundaries of World …

Experimental Inoculation of Coral Recruits With Marine Bacteria Indicates Scope for Microbiome Manipulation in Acropora tenuis and Platygyra daedalea

K Damjanovic, MJH van Oppen, P Menéndez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Coral-associated microorganisms are essential for maintaining the health of the coral
holobiont by participating in nutrient cycling and protecting the coral host from pathogens …

State of the Climate in 2017

G Hartfield, J Blunden, DS Arndt - Bulletin of the American …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017 Page 1 Special Supplement to the Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society Vol. 99, No. 8, August 2018 STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017 Brought …

Future scenarios: a review of modelling efforts to predict the future of coral reefs in an era of climate change

SD Donner, SF Heron, WJ Skirving - Coral bleaching: patterns, processes …, 2018 - Springer
Episodes of mass coral bleaching across the world since the 1980s have led to widespread
coral mortality and concern about the viability of warm water coral reef ecosystems during a …