A global analysis of coral bleaching over the past two decades

Coral bleaching is generally linked to higher sea temperatures, but there may be geographic variation in this effect. Here, in a synthesis of global coral bleaching data, the authors show that bleaching probability is highest at mid-latitude sites despite equivalent thermal stress at equatorial site...

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Main Authors: S. Sully, D. E. Burkepile, M. K. Donovan, G. Hodgson, R. van Woesik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09238-2