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; M. Lough, Janice; H. Baird, Andrew; K. Baum, Julia; L. Berumen, Michael; C. Bridge, Tom; C. Claar, Danielle; Mark Eakin, C.; P. Gilmour, James; A. J. Graham, Nicholas; Harrison, Hugo; A. Hobbs, Jean-Paul; S. Hoey, Andrew; Hoogenboom, Mia; J. Lowe, Ryan; T. McCulloch, Malcolm; M. Pandolfi, John; 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

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Terry P. Hughes

Kristen D. Anderson

Sean R. Connolly

Abstract

Not enough time for recovery Coral bleaching occurs when stressful conditions result in the expulsion of the algal partner from the coral. Before anthropogenic climate warming, such events were relatively rare, allowing for recovery of the reef between events. Hughes et al. looked at 100 reefs globa...

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