Short and Long-term Ramifications of Climate Change upon Coral Reef Ecosystems: Case Studies Across Two Oceans

World-wide coral reefs are in a state of decline as a result of many local and regional factors. Recent global mass mortalities of reef corals due to record warm sea temperatures have led researchers to consider global warming as one of the most significant threats to the persistence of coral reef...

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Main Author: Manzello, Derek Paul
Format: Others
Published: Scholarly Repository 2008
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Online Access:http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/78