The impact of coastal upwelling on coral reef ecosystem under anthropogenic influence: Coral reef community and its response to environmental factors

Mass coral bleaching is a severe threat to coral reefs in the era of global warming, and upwelling areas may serve as thermal refugia for coral reefs by mitigating the effects of heating anomalies. This study seeks to examine the impact of the Qiongdong upwelling (QDU) on the coastal coral reefs of...

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Main Authors: Wentao Zhu, Yuxiao Ren, Xiangbo Liu, Duanjie Huang, Jingquan Xia, Ming Zhu, Hongyang Yin, Rouwen Chen, Xiubao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.888888/full