Coral reef structural complexity loss exposes coastlines to waves

Abstract Coral reefs offer natural coastal protection by attenuating incoming waves. Here we combine unique coral disturbance-recovery observations with hydrodynamic models to quantify how structural complexity dissipates incoming wave energy. We find that if the structural complexity of healthy cor...

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Autori principali: Jérémy Carlot, Michalis Vousdoukas, Alessio Rovere, Theofanis Karambas, Hunter S. Lenihan, Mohsen Kayal, Mehdi Adjeroud, Gonzalo Pérez-Rosales, Laetitia Hedouin, Valeriano Parravicini
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Serie:Scientific Reports
Accesso online:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28945-x