Socioeconomic impacts of marine heatwaves: Global issues and opportunities
BACKGROUND Anthropogenic climate change is altering the structure and functioning of
ecosystems globally. The upper layers of the oceans have absorbed> 90% of the excess …
ecosystems globally. The upper layers of the oceans have absorbed> 90% of the excess …
Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios
BACKGROUND Although the ocean moderates anthropogenic climate change, this has
great impacts on its fundamental physics and chemistry, with important consequences for …
great impacts on its fundamental physics and chemistry, with important consequences for …
Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services
The global ocean has warmed substantially over the past century, with far-reaching
implications for marine ecosystems. Concurrent with long-term persistent warming, discrete …
implications for marine ecosystems. Concurrent with long-term persistent warming, discrete …
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 …
composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine …
Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene
Tropical reef systems are transitioning to a new era in which the interval between recurrent
bouts of coral bleaching is too short for a full recovery of mature assemblages. We analyzed …
bouts of coral bleaching is too short for a full recovery of mature assemblages. We analyzed …
Categorizing and naming marine heatwaves
Considerable attention has been directed at understanding the consequences and impacts
of long-term anthropogenic climate change. Discrete, climatically extreme events such as …
of long-term anthropogenic climate change. Discrete, climatically extreme events such as …
[HTML][HTML] Warming trends and bleaching stress of the world's coral reefs 1985–2012
SF Heron, JA Maynard, R Van Hooidonk, CM Eakin - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Coral reefs across the world's oceans are in the midst of the longest bleaching event on
record (from 2014 to at least 2016). As many of the world's reefs are remote, there is limited …
record (from 2014 to at least 2016). As many of the world's reefs are remote, there is limited …
Too hot to handle: Unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area
The increased occurrence of extreme climate events, such as marine heatwaves (MHWs),
has resulted in substantial ecological impacts worldwide. To date, metrics of thermal stress …
has resulted in substantial ecological impacts worldwide. To date, metrics of thermal stress …
[HTML][HTML] Severe continental-scale impacts of climate change are happening now: Extreme climate events impact marine habitat forming communities along 45% of …
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 …
and floods have been attributed to climate change, and could have pronounced ecosystem …
[HTML][HTML] CoralTemp and the coral reef watch coral bleaching heat stress product suite version 3.1
W Skirving, B Marsh, J De La Cour, G Liu, A Harris… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch (CRW)
program has been providing resource managers, scientific researchers, and other coral reef …
program has been providing resource managers, scientific researchers, and other coral reef …