The Future of Coral Reefs Subject to Rapid Climate Change: Lessons from Natural Extreme Environments

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 5
• Main Authors: Camp, Emma F., Schoepf, Verena, Mumby, Peter J., Hardtke, Leonardo A., Rodolfo-Metalpa, Riccardo, Smith, David J., Suggett, David J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 02.02.2018; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Anthropogenic factors; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Coral reefs; Corals; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; extreme; Global climate; marginal; ocean acidification; Ocean circulation; Oceans; Physicochemical processes; refuge; Refuges; Refugia; review; Stocks; Survival; Upwelling; Australia
• ISSN: 2296-7745; 2296-7745
• DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00004

Global climate change and localised anthropogenic stressors are driving rapid declines in coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how reef organisms will potentially respond to future climates. However, such experiments are inevitably limited in their...