The 2014 coral bleaching and freshwater flood events in Kāneʻohe Bay, Hawaiʻi

Until recently, subtropical Hawaiʻi escaped the major bleaching events that have devastated many tropical regions, but the continued increases in global long-term mean temperatures and the apparent ending of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) cool phase have increased the risk of bleaching events...

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Main Authors: Keisha D. Bahr, Paul L. Jokiel, Kuʻulei S. Rodgers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1136.pdf