Projected changes to growth and mortality of Hawaiian corals over the next 100 years.

BACKGROUND: Recent reviews suggest that the warming and acidification of ocean surface waters predicated by most accepted climate projections will lead to mass mortality and declining calcification rates of reef-building corals. This study investigates the use of modeling techniques to quantitativel...

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Main Authors: Ron K Hoeke, Paul L Jokiel, Robert W Buddemeier, Russell E Brainard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3066221?pdf=render