Unprecedented early-summer heat stress and forecast of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, 2021-2022 [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Unprecedented early-summer heat stress and forecast of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, 2021-2022 [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is predicted to undergo its sixth mass coral bleaching event during the Southern Hemisphere summer of 2021-2022. Coral bleaching-level heat stress over the GBR is forecast to start earlier than any previous year in the satellite record (1985-present). The National Oceani...

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Main Authors: Cathy J. McDonald, Jacqueline L. De La Cour, Derek P. Manzello, Blake L. Spady, Gang Liu, William J. Skirving
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2022-06-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
Background temperature
Bleaching
Coral
Degree Heating Week
Great Barrier Reef
heat stress
eng
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/11-127/v3

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