Distant storms as drivers of environmental change at Pacific atolls.

Distant storms as drivers of environmental change at Pacific atolls.

The central Pacific Ocean with its many low lying islands and atolls is under threat from sea level rise and increased storm activity. Here, we illustrate how increasing frequency and severity of large scale storm events associated with global climate change may be particularly profound at the local...

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Main Authors: Jonathan P A Gardner, David W Garton, John D Collen, Daniel Zwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3909279?pdf=render

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