In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 301, No. 5635 ( 2003-08-15), p. 952-955
Abstract:
Geochemical anomalies and growth discontinuities in Porites corals from western Sumatra, Indonesia, record unanticipated reef mortality during anomalous Indian Ocean Dipole upwelling and a giant red tide in 1997. Sea surface temperature reconstructions show that although some past upwelling events have been stronger, there were no analogous episodes of coral mortality during the past 7000 years, indicating that the 1997 red tide was highly unusual. We show that iron fertilization by the 1997 Indonesian wildfires was sufficient to produce the extraordinary red tide, leading to reef death by asphyxiation. These findings highlight tropical wildfires as an escalating threat to coastal marine ecosystems.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.1083841
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2003
detail.hit.zdb_id:
128410-1
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2066996-3
SSG:
11
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