Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene

P. Hughes, Terry; D. Anderson, Kristen; R. Connolly, Sean; F. Heron, Scott; T. Kerry, James; Lough, Janice; H. Baird, Andrew; K. Baum, Julia; L. Berumen, Michael; C. L. Bridge, Tom; C. Claar, Danielle; Mark Eakin, C.; Gilmour, James; A. J. Graham, Nicholas; B. Harrison, Hugo; Hobbs, J.; S. Hoey, Andrew; O. Hoogenboom, Mia; Lowe, Ryan; T. McCulloch, Malcolm; M. Pandolfi, John; S. Pratchett, Morgan; Schoepf, Verena; Torda, Gergely; K. Wilson, Shaun

doi:10.1126/science.aan8048

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Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene

Published in Science • Jan 5, 2018

Authors:

Terry P. Hughes

Kristen D. Anderson

Sean R. Connolly

Abstract

Tropical reef systems are transitioning to a new era in which the interval between recurrent bouts of coral bleaching is too short for a full recovery of mature assemblages. We analyzed bleaching records at 100 globally distributed reef locations from 1980 to 2016. The median return time between pai...

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Coral bleaching

Reef

Anthropocene

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