Coral Reefs and Climate Change – Science and Management Phinney Hardback

Coral Reefs and Climate ChangeScience and Management\nAuthor(s): JonathanT. Phinney, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Joanie Kleypas, William Skirving, Al Strong\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: American Geophysical Union\nISBN-13: 9780875903590, 978-0875903590\nSynopsis\nPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 61. The effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and related climate change on shallow coral reefs are gaining considerable attention for scientific and economic reasons worldwide. Although increased scientific research has improved our understanding of the response of coral reefs to climate change, we still lack key information that can help guide reef management. Research and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems over the past few decades have documented two major threats related to increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO2: (1) increased sea surface temperatures and (2) incr.