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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals
Nature, Volume 543, No. 7645, Year 2017
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During 2015-2016, record temperatures triggered a pan-tropical episode of coral bleaching, the third global-scale event since mass bleaching was first documented in the 1980s. Here we examine how and why the severity of recurrent major bleaching events has varied at multiple scales, using aerial and underwater surveys of Australian reefs combined with satellite-derived sea surface temperatures. The distinctive geographic footprints of recurrent bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998, 2002 and 2016 were determined by the spatial pattern of sea temperatures in each year. Water quality and fishing pressure had minimal effect on the unprecedented bleaching in 2016, suggesting that local protection of reefs affords little or no resistance to extreme heat. Similarly, past exposure to bleaching in 1998 and 2002 did not lessen the severity of bleaching in 2016. Consequently, immediate global action to curb future warming is essential to secure a future for coral reefs. © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hughes, Terence P.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Baird, A. H.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Babcock, Russell C.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Beger, M.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Bellwood, David R.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Bridge, Tom C.L.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Australia, Brisbane
Queensland Museum
Comeau, Steeve
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Connolly, Sean R.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Cumming, Graeme S.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Diaz-Pulido, G. A.
Australia, Brisbane
Griffith University
Figueira, Will F.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Gilmour, James P.
Australia, Townsville
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Harrison, Hugo B.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Heron, Scott F.
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States, Greenbelt
Global Science and Technology, Inc.
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Hoey, Andrew S.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Hobbs, Jean Paul A.
Australia, Perth
Curtin University
Kennedy, Emma V.
Australia, Brisbane
Griffith University
Kuo, Chaoyang
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Lough, J. M.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Australia, Townsville
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Lowe, Ryan J.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Liu, Gang
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States, Greenbelt
Global Science and Technology, Inc.
McCulloch, Malcolm T.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Malcolm, Hamish A.
Unknown Affiliation
Pandolfi, John M.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Pratchett, Morgan Stuart
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Skirving, William J.
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States, Greenbelt
Global Science and Technology, Inc.
Sommer, Brigitte
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Willis, Bette L.
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Wilson, Shaun K.
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 1,939
Authors: 29
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/nature21707
ISSN:
00280836
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study