In:
Pacific Conservation Biology, CSIRO Publishing, Vol. 25, No. 3 ( 2019), p. 322-
Abstract:
A thermal stress that started in 2002 and peaked at 21 degree heating weeks resulted in near-100% mortality of corals in Kanton Lagoon. An expedition in 2015 documented a 52.8% recovery of hard corals in the lagoon. Despite temperatures reaching as high as 30.5°C there was almost no bleaching of Acropora stands within the lagoon, suggesting that recovering species are more resistant to thermal stress.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1038-2097
Language:
English
Publisher:
CSIRO Publishing
Publication Date:
2019
SSG:
12
SSG:
23
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