RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Climate Change, Human Impacts, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs
JF Science
JO Science
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 929
OP 933
DO 10.1126/science.1085046
VO 301
IS 5635
A1 Hughes, T. P.
A1 Baird, A. H.
A1 Bellwood, D. R.
A1 Card, M.
A1 Connolly, S. R.
A1 Folke, C.
A1 Grosberg, R.
A1 Hoegh-Guldberg, O.
A1 Jackson, J. B. C.
A1 Kleypas, J.
A1 Lough, J. M.
A1 Marshall, P.
A1 Nyström, M.
A1 Palumbi, S. R.
A1 Pandolfi, J. M.
A1 Rosen, B.
A1 Roughgarden, J.
YR 2003
UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/301/5635/929.abstract
AB The diversity, frequency, and scale of human impacts on coral reefs are increasing to the extent that reefs are threatened globally. Projected increases in carbon dioxide and temperature over the next 50 years exceed the conditions under which coral reefs have flourished over the past half-million years. However, reefs will change rather than disappear entirely, with some species already showing far greater tolerance to climate change and coral bleaching than others. International integration of management strategies that support reef resilience need to be vigorously implemented, and complemented by strong policy decisions to reduce the rate of global warming.