Holocene key coral species in the Northwest Pacific: Indicators of reef formation and reef ecosystem responses to global climate change and anthropogenic stresses in the near future

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 82-99

  Hongo, Chuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic stress; Global warming; Key coral species; Northwest Pacific; Sea level; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ANTHROPOGENIC STRESS; DATA SETS; DEEPWATER; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FUTURE RESPONSE; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; HOLOCENE SEA-LEVEL CHANGE; HOLOCENES; INTERMEDIA; KEY CORAL SPECIES; LOW ENERGIES; NORTHWEST PACIFIC; PORITES; PORITES LOBATA; SEA LEVEL RISE;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; MAINTENANCE; SEA LEVEL; TROPICS;

REEFS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HOLOCENE; LAGOON; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

ACROPORA; ACROPORA ABROTANOIDES; ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ACROPORA INTERMEDIA; ACROPORA MURICATA; ANTHOZOA; FAVIA STELLIGERA; GONIASTREA RETIFORMIS; HYACINTHUS; ISOPORA PALIFERA; PORITES; PORITES AUSTRALIENSIS; PORITES LOBATA; PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 84857140729     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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