A New “Business as Usual” Climate Scenario and the Stress Response of the Caribbean Coral Montastraea cavernosa

The climate change related decline of shallow (<30 m) coral reef ecosystems has been driven by the mortality of scleractinian corals caused primarily by the phenomenon known as “coral bleaching.” But despite pervasive phase shifts and macroalgal dominance on many coral reefs, some coral speci...

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Main Authors:	Michael P. Lesser, Jessica K. Jarett, Cara L. Fiore, Megan M. Thompson, M. Sabrina Pankey, Keir J. Macartney
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:	coral reefs climate change thermal stress ocean acidification apoptosis coral bleaching
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00728/full