Abundance, size, and survival of recruits of the reef coral Pocillopora acuta under ocean warming and acidification.

Ocean warming and acidification are among the greatest threats to coral reefs. Massive coral bleaching events are becoming increasingly common and are predicted to be more severe and frequent in the near future, putting corals reefs in danger of ecological collapse. This study quantified the abundan...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keisha D Bahr, Tiana Tran, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228168