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Limiting global warming to 2 °C is unlikely to save most coral reefs
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Metadata
- Authors
- Frieler, K., Meinshausen, M., Golly, A., Mengel, M., Lebek, K., Donner, S. D., & Hoegh-Guldberg, O.
- Affiliations
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (DE)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Frieler, K.
- Venue
- Nature Climate Change
- Published
- 2012-09-16
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 165-170
- ISSN
- 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
- 1758-6798
- OpenAlex
- W2053919646
- Cited by
- 485
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 24 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 34 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 23.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- coral bleaching, coral reef conservation, global warming limits, 2°C target, 1.5°C target, ocean warming, emission scenarios, RCP4.5, ocean acidification, heat tolerance, coral reef degradation, climate change mitigation
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