Moderate chlorophyll-a environments reduce coral bleaching during thermal stress in Yap, Micronesia

Abstract Thermal-stress events on coral reefs lead to coral bleaching, mortality, and changes in species composition. The coral reefs of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia, however, remained largely unaffected by major thermal-stress events until 2020, when temperatures were elevated for thr...

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Main Authors: Rachael Keighan, Robert van Woesik, Anthony Yalon, Joe Nam, Peter Houk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36355-2