Predicting coral bleaching hotspots: The role of regional variability in thermal stress and potential adaptation rates

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Teneva, Lida ^a   Karnauskas, Mandy ^b   Logan, Cheryl A ^c   Bianucci, Laura ^d   Currie, Jock C ^e   Kleypas, Joan A ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Coral reefs; Environmental variability; Global warming; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TIME SERIES;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84857191617     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0812-9     Document Type: Article

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