Preparing to manage coral reefs for ocean acidification: Lessons from coral bleaching

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-27

  McLeod, Elizabeth ^a   Anthony, Kenneth R N ^b   Andersson, Andreas ^c   Beeden, Roger ^d   Golbuu, Yimnang ^e   Kleypas, Joanie ^f   Kroeker, Kristy ^g   Manzello, Derek ^h,i   Salm, Rod V ^a   Schuttenberg, Heidi ^j   Smith, Jennifer E ^c  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^e Palau International Coral Reef Center   (Palau)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

ⁱ ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; SEAWATER;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84875834349     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/110240     Document Type: Review

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