Changing geo-ecological functions of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 976 - 988
• Main Authors: Perry, Chris T., Alvarez-Filip, Lorenzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.06.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anthropocene; Bleaching; carbonate budgets; Carbonates; Complexity; Coral reefs; Deposition; ecological change; Ecological effects; Ecological function; Environmental conditions; Erosion; Footprints; Growth rate; Habitats; reef growth; Refugia; REVIEWS; rugosity; Sea level rise; sediment production

The ecology of many coral reefs has changed markedly over recent decades in response to various combinations of local and global stressors. These ecological changes have important implications for the abundance of taxa that regulate the production and erosion of skeletal carbonates, and thus for man...