Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs
Graham, N.A.J.; Jennings, S.; MacNeil, M.A.; Mouillot, D.; Wilson, S.K. (2015). Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs. Nature (Lond.) 518(7537): 94–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14140
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, meer
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Climatic changes Ecology Marien/Kust |
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- Graham, N.A.J.
- Jennings, S.
- MacNeil, M.A.
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- Mouillot, D.
- Wilson, S.K.
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| Abstract |
An analysis of 21 coral reefs in the Indian Ocean using data across 17 years that spanned a major climatic disturbance reveals factors that predispose a coral reef to recovery or regime shift from hard corals to macroalgae; these results could foreshadow the likely outcomes of tropical coral reefs to the effects of climate change, informing management and adaptation plans. |
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