Climate change impedes scleractinian corals as primary reef ecosystem engineers

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-215

  Wild, Christian ^a   Hoegh Guldberg, Ove ^b   Naumann, Malik S ^c   Colombo Pallotta, M Florencia ^d   Ateweberhan, Mebrahtu ^e,f   Fitt, William K ^g   Iglesias Prieto, Roberto ^d   Palmer, Caroline ^h,i   Bythell, John C ^h   Ortiz, Juan Carlos ^b   Loya, Yossi ^j   Van Woesik, Robert ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^e Kenyatta Beach Bamuri   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^h NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^j TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^k Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

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Author keywords

bleaching; ecosystem goods and services; ocean warming and acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CALCIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 79952121247     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10254     Document Type: Article

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