Avoiding coral reef functional collapse requires local and global action

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 912-918

  Kennedy, Emma V ^a   Perry, Chris T ^a   Halloran, Paul R ^a,b   Iglesias Prieto, Roberto ^c   Schönberg, Christine H L ^d   Wisshak, Max ^e   Form, Armin U ^f   Carricart Ganivet, Juan P ^c   Fine, Maoz ^g   Eakin, C Mark ^h   Mumby, Peter J ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^f GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^g BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^h NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CORAL REEF; FISHERY; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CARBONATES; CORAL REEFS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FISHERIES; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; WEST INDIES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84878020121     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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