Decline of forereef corals in response to recent warming linked to history of thermal exposure

Karl D. Castillo (), Justin B. Ries, Jack M. Weiss and Fernando P. Lima
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Karl D. Castillo: 3202 Venable Hall, Campus Box # 3300, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Justin B. Ries: 3202 Venable Hall, Campus Box # 3300, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jack M. Weiss: Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fernando P. Lima: University of South Carolina

Nature Climate Change, 2012, vol. 2, issue 10, 756-760

Abstract: Increasing ocean temperatures are impacting the health of coral reef ecosystems, but understanding how the response of corals varies spatially remains important for conservation efforts. Now research shows that skeletal extension within forereef colonies of the coral Siderastrea siderea declined with increasing seawater temperature, whereas extension rates of backreef and nearshore colonies were not impacted.

Date: 2012
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