High-resolution modeling of thermal thresholds and environmental influences on coral bleaching for local and regional reef management

Coral reefs are one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems, with global and local stressors contributing to their decline. Excessive sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) can cause coral bleaching, resulting in coral death and decreases in coral cover. A SST threshold of 1 °C over the climatological ma...

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Main Authors: Naoki H. Kumagai, Hiroya Yamano, Committee Sango-Map-Project
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4382.pdf