Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world's coral reefs

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Summary

The results suggest that the thermal tolerances of reef-building corals are likely to be exceeded every year within the next few decades, and suggests that unrestrained warming cannot occur without the loss and degradation of coral reefs on a global scale.

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Published
1999-11-23
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Keywords

Coral bleaching, Coral, Zooxanthellae, Reef, Resilience of coral reefs

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