A change in coral extension rates and stable isotopes after El Niño-induced coral bleaching and regional stress events.
Coral reefs are biologically diverse ecosystems threatened with effective collapse under rapid climate change, in particular by recent increases in ocean temperatures. Coral bleaching has occurred during major El Niño warming events, at times leading to the die-off of entire coral reefs. Here we pre...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Online Access: | http://www.nature.com/articles/srep32879 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31957 |