Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world's coral reefs

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 839-866

  Hoegh Guldberg, Ove ^a  

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Author keywords

Global climate change; Photoinhibition; Temperature; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CORAL BLEACHING; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WARMING;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0033398116     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF99078     Document Type: Review

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