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Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

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Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Mumby, P. J., Hooten, A. J., Steneck, R. S., Greenfield, P., Gomez, E., Harvell, C. D., Sale, P. F. +9 more·2007·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1152509
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is expected to exceed 500 parts per million and global temperatures to rise by at least 2°C by 2050 to 2100, values that significantly exceed those of at least the past 420,000 years during which most extant marine organisms evolved. Under conditions expected in the 21st century, global warming and ocean acidification will compromise carbonate accretion, with corals becoming increasingly rare on reef systems. The result will be less diverse reef communities and carbonate reef structures that fail to be maintained. Climate change also exacerbates local stresses from declining water quality and overexploitation of key species, driving reefs increasingly toward the tipping point for functional collapse. This review presents future scenarios for coral reefs that predict increasingly serious consequences for reef-associated fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, and people. As the International Year of the Reef 2008 begins, scaled-up management intervention and decisive action on global emissions are required if the loss of coral-dominated ecosystems is to be avoided.

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Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Mumby, P. J., Hooten, A. J., Steneck, R. S., Greenfield, P., Gomez, E., Harvell, C. D., Sale, P. F., Edwards, A. J., Caldeira, K., Knowlton, N., Eakin, C. M., Iglesias-Prieto, R., Muthiga, N., Bradbury, R. H., Dubi, A., & Hatziolos, M. E.
Affiliations
  • Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia.
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
ORCID
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2007-12-14
Volume
318
Issue
5857
Pages
1737-1742
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1152509
OpenAlex
W2123920115
Cited by
5,885
References
52
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FWCI
21.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) (acceptedVersion)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
  • Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution) (submittedVersion)
  • Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
Funders
Natural Environment Research Council (NE/E00606X/1)
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 › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Keywords
coral reefs, climate change, ocean acidification, global warming, reef biodiversity, reef fisheries, reef tourism, coastal protection, CO2 emissions, reef management
MeSH terms
Animals, Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, Climate, Dinoflagellida, Fishes, Forecasting, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Oceans and Seas, Seawater, Temperature, Greenhouse Effect, Ecosystem, Anthozoa, Eukaryota

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