Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and ConsequencesMadeleine J. H. van Oppen, Janice M. Lough Springer Science & Business Media, 2008 M10 9 - 178 pages One of the most dire consequences of global climate change for coral reefs is the increased frequency and severity of mass coral bleaching events. This volume provides information on the causes and consequences of coral bleaching for coral reef ecosystems, from the level of individual colonies to ecosystems and at different spatial scales, as well as a detailed analysis of how it can be detected and quantified. Future scenarios based on modelling efforts and the potential mechanisms of acclimatisation and adaptation are reviewed. The much more severe coral bleaching events experienced on Caribbean coral reefs (compared with those of the Indo-Pacific) are discussed, as are the differences in bleaching susceptibility and recovery that have been observed on smaller geographic scales. |
Contents
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Van Oppen_Ch03pdf | 20 |
Van Oppen_Ch04pdf | 41 |
Van Oppen_Ch05pdf | 68 |
Van Oppen_Ch06pdf | 83 |
Van Oppen_Ch07pdf | 103 |
Van Oppen_Ch08pdf | 121 |
Van Oppen_Ch09pdf | 139 |
Van Oppen_Ch10pdf | 159 |
Van Oppen_Ch11pdf | 174 |
Van Oppen_Indexpdf | 177 |
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Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences Madeleine J. H. van Oppen,Janice M. Lough No preview available - 2018 |
Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences Madeleine J. H. van Oppen,Janice M. Lough No preview available - 2018 |