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Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs

Hughes, T.P. and Baird, A.H. and Bellwood, D.R. and Card, M. and Connolly, S.R. and Folke, C. and Grosberg, R. and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Jackson, J.B.C. and Kleypas, J. and Lough, J.M. and Marshall, Paul A. and Nyström, M. and Palumbi, S.R. and Pandolfi, J.M. and Rosen, B. and Roughgarden, J. (2003) Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Science, 301 (5635). pp. 929-933. ISSN 0036-8075

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Abstract

The diversity, frequency and scale of human impacts on coral reefs are increasing to the extent that reefs are threatened globally. Projected increases in carbon dioxide and temperature over the next 50 years exceed the conditions under which coral reefs have flourished over the past half million years. However, reefs will change rather than disappear entirely, with some species already showing far greater tolerance to climate change and coral bleaching than others. International integration of management strategies that support reef resilience need to be vigorously implemented, and complemented by strong policy decisions to reduce the rate of global warming.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Keywords:	coral reefs, global warming, resilience, marine protected areas, human impacts
Subjects:	270000 Biological Sciences > 270700 Ecology and Evolution > 270708 Conservation and Biodiversity 270000 Biological Sciences > 270700 Ecology and Evolution > 270702 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
ID Code:	1127
Deposited By:	Sean Connolly
Deposited On:	31 May 2007
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2008 02:54

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