Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia
This study establishes that the magnitude of observed physical changes in coral reef islands over the period of recent global warming is not unprecedented, and islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past millennia.
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| author | P. S. Kench C. Liang M. R. Ford S. D. Owen M. Aslam E. J. Ryan T. Turner E. Beetham M. E. Dickson W. Stephenson A. Vila-Concejo R. F. McLean |
| author_facet | P. S. Kench C. Liang M. R. Ford S. D. Owen M. Aslam E. J. Ryan T. Turner E. Beetham M. E. Dickson W. Stephenson A. Vila-Concejo R. F. McLean |
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| description | This study establishes that the magnitude of observed physical changes in coral reef islands over the period of recent global warming is not unprecedented, and islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past millennia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8d2e9a72493408d841d559bddc125982023-02-05T12:17:23ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-01-0114111210.1038/s41467-023-36171-2Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millenniaP. S. Kench0C. Liang1M. R. Ford2S. D. Owen3M. Aslam4E. J. Ryan5T. Turner6E. Beetham7M. E. Dickson8W. Stephenson9A. Vila-Concejo10R. F. McLean11Department of Geography, National University of SingaporeDepartment of Environmental Management, Southern Institute of TechnologySchool of Environment, University of AucklandDepartment of Geography, National University of SingaporeSmall Island Research Station, Fares-Maathodaa IslandSchool of Environment, University of AucklandSchool of Environment, University of AucklandSchool of Environment, University of AucklandSchool of Environment, University of AucklandSchool of Geography, University of OtagoSchool of Geosciences, University of SydneySchool of Science, University of New South WalesThis study establishes that the magnitude of observed physical changes in coral reef islands over the period of recent global warming is not unprecedented, and islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past millennia.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36171-2 |
| spellingShingle | P. S. Kench C. Liang M. R. Ford S. D. Owen M. Aslam E. J. Ryan T. Turner E. Beetham M. E. Dickson W. Stephenson A. Vila-Concejo R. F. McLean Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia Nature Communications |
| title | Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia |
| title_full | Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia |
| title_fullStr | Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia |
| title_short | Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia |
| title_sort | reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36171-2 |
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