Coral Bleaching Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Oppen, Madeleine J. H. van (Editor), Lough, Janice M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Ecological Studies, 205
• Subjects: Geography.; Climate change.; Physical geography.; Life sciences.; Ecology.; Aquatic ecology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Physical Geography.; Life Sciences, general.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.

One of the most dire consequences of global climate change for coral reefs is the increased frequency and severity of mass coral bleaching events. This volume provides information on the causes and consequences of coral bleaching for coral reef ecosystems, from the level of individual colonies to ec...