Coral Bleaching Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences
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
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Madeleine J.H. van Oppen • Janice M. Lough Editors
Coral Bleaching Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences
Editors Dr. Madeleine J.H. van Oppen Dr. Janice M. Lough Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB 3, Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia
Cover illustration: Coral reefscape after a coral bleaching event at Halfway Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef, showing both bleached and unbleached corals side by side and some of the motile organisms that rely on a healthy reef ecosystem. (Photo Ray Berkelmans)
ISBN 978-3-540-69774-9
e-ISBN 978-3-540-69775-6
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