A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves
Abstract Coral reefs support the world’s most diverse marine ecosystem and provide invaluable goods and services for millions of people worldwide. They are however experiencing frequent and intensive marine heatwaves that are causing coral bleaching and mortality. Coarse-grained climate models predi...
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| description | Abstract Coral reefs support the world’s most diverse marine ecosystem and provide invaluable goods and services for millions of people worldwide. They are however experiencing frequent and intensive marine heatwaves that are causing coral bleaching and mortality. Coarse-grained climate models predict that few coral reefs will survive the 3 °C sea-surface temperature rise in the coming century. Yet, field studies show localized pockets of coral survival and recovery even under high-temperature conditions. Quantifying recovery from marine heatwaves is central to making accurate predictions of coral-reef trajectories into the near future. Here we introduce the world’s most comprehensive database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves and other disturbances, called Heatwaves and Coral-Recovery Database (HeatCRD) encompassing 29,205 data records spanning 44 years from 12,266 sites, 83 countries, and 160 data sources. These data provide essential information to coral-reef scientists and managers to best guide coral-reef conservation efforts at both local and regional scales. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-559eae1ed7dc409395402312fd3ebb0b2024-04-14T11:07:35ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632024-04-011111610.1038/s41597-024-03221-3A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwavesRobert van Woesik0Chelsey Kratochwill1Institute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of TechnologyInstitute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of TechnologyAbstract Coral reefs support the world’s most diverse marine ecosystem and provide invaluable goods and services for millions of people worldwide. They are however experiencing frequent and intensive marine heatwaves that are causing coral bleaching and mortality. Coarse-grained climate models predict that few coral reefs will survive the 3 °C sea-surface temperature rise in the coming century. Yet, field studies show localized pockets of coral survival and recovery even under high-temperature conditions. Quantifying recovery from marine heatwaves is central to making accurate predictions of coral-reef trajectories into the near future. Here we introduce the world’s most comprehensive database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves and other disturbances, called Heatwaves and Coral-Recovery Database (HeatCRD) encompassing 29,205 data records spanning 44 years from 12,266 sites, 83 countries, and 160 data sources. These data provide essential information to coral-reef scientists and managers to best guide coral-reef conservation efforts at both local and regional scales.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03221-3 |
| spellingShingle | Robert van Woesik Chelsey Kratochwill A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves Scientific Data |
| title | A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves |
| title_full | A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves |
| title_fullStr | A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves |
| title_full_unstemmed | A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves |
| title_short | A global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves |
| title_sort | global database on coral recovery following marine heatwaves |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03221-3 |
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