Convergent mortality responses of Caribbean coral species to seawater warming

Ecosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Smith, T B ^a   Brandt, M E ^a   Calnan, J M ^a   Nemeth, R S ^a   Blondeau, J ^a,c   Kadison, E ^a   Taylor, M ^a   Rothenberger, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^b East End Marine Park Office Division of Coastal Zone Management Department of Planning and Natural Resources   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean bleaching event 2005; Coral bleaching; Coral disease; Partial mortality; Recovery; Resistance; Species traits; Thermal stress; Tolerance; United States Virgin Islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900397812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES13-00107.1     Document Type: Article

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