Evidence for multiple stressor interactions and effects on coral reefs

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 681-697

  Ban, Stephen S ^a   Graham, Nicholas A J ^a   Connolly, Sean R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidification; Climate change; Coral bleaching; Coral disease; Irradiance; Meta analysis; Overfishing

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; IRRADIANCE; META-ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; OVERFISHING; PATHOGEN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ANTHOZOA; ASTEROIDEA;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEFS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893636292     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12453     Document Type: Review

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