Bleaching patterns in reef corals

B. E. Brown, R. P. Dunne, M. S. Goodson and A. E. Douglas
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B. E. Brown: University of Newcastle
R. P. Dunne: University of Newcastle
M. S. Goodson: University of York
A. E. Douglas: University of York

Nature, 2000, vol. 404, issue 6774, 142-143

Abstract: Abstract Coral reefs are under threat from the effects of bleaching, in which symbiotic algae or their photosynthetic pigments are destroyed by increased sea temperatures and solar radiation1,2. Here we show that the bleaching susceptibility of Goniastrea aspera, a shallow-water Indo-Pacific coral, can be predicted from its history of exposure to solar radiation, demonstrating how experience can shape coral bleaching patterns.

Date: 2000
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