The adaptation of coral reefs to climate change: Is the Red Queen being outpaced?;La adaptación de los arrecifes de coral al cambio climático: ¿está siendo superada la reina Roja?

Scientia Marina

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 403-408

  Hoegh Guldberg, Ove ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Community change; Coral reefs; Heat stress; Migration; Ocean acidification; Red queen; Warming

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ACIDIFICATION; ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MIGRATION; RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS; WARMING;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84863576271     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03660.29A     Document Type: Article

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