Marine Heatwave Hotspots in Coral Reef Environments: Physical Drivers, Ecophysiological Outcomes, and Impact Upon Structural Complexity

Marine Heatwave Hotspots in Coral Reef Environments: Physical Drivers, Ecophysiological Outcomes, and Impact Upon Structural Complexity

A changing climate is driving increasingly common and prolonged marine heatwaves (MHWs) and these extreme events have now been widely documented to severely impact marine ecosystems globally. However, MHWs have rarely been considered when examining temperature-induced degradation of coral reef ecosy...

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Main Authors: Alexander J. Fordyce, Tracy D. Ainsworth, Scott F. Heron, William Leggat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
marine heatwaves
mass mortality
bioerosion
endolithic microbes
coral bleaching
phase shifts
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00498/full

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