The coral reef crisis: the critical importance of<350 ppm CO2.
Temperature-induced mass coral bleaching causing mortality on a wide geographic scale started when atmospheric CO(2) levels exceeded approximately 320 ppm. When CO(2) levels reached approximately 340 ppm, sporadic but highly destructive mass bleaching occurred in most reefs world-wide, often associa...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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