Global inequities between polluters and the polluted: climate change impacts on coral reefs

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3982-3994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas H. Wolff ◽  
Simon D. Donner ◽  
Long Cao ◽  
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto ◽  
Peter F. Sale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Climate Change Impacts

scholarly journals Turbid Coral Reefs: Past, Present and Future—A Review

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Adi Zweifler (Zvifler) ◽  
Michael O’Leary ◽  
Kyle Morgan ◽  
Nicola K. Browne
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Reef Complex ◽  
Sediment Input

Increasing evidence suggests that coral reefs exposed to elevated turbidity may be more resilient to climate change impacts and serve as an important conservation hotspot. However, logistical difficulties in studying turbid environments have led to poor representation of these reef types within the scientific literature, with studies using different methods and definitions to characterize turbid reefs. Here we review the geological origins and growth histories of turbid reefs from the Holocene (past), their current ecological and environmental states (present), and their potential responses and resilience to increasing local and global pressures (future). We classify turbid reefs using new descriptors based on their turbidity regime (persistent, fluctuating, transitional) and sources of sediment input (natural versus anthropogenic). Further, by comparing the composition, function and resilience of two of the most studied turbid reefs, Paluma Shoals Reef Complex, Australia (natural turbidity) and Singapore reefs (anthropogenic turbidity), we found them to be two distinct types of turbid reefs with different conservation status. As the geographic range of turbid reefs is expected to increase due to local and global stressors, improving our understanding of their responses to environmental change will be central to global coral reef conservation efforts.

scholarly journals Quantifying and Valuing Potential Climate Change Impacts on Coral Reefs in the United States: Comparison of Two Scenarios

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e82579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana R. Lane ◽  
Richard C. Ready ◽  
Robert W. Buddemeier ◽  
Jeremy A. Martinich ◽  
Kate Cardamone Shouse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Potential Climate Change

scholarly journals Climate change impacts on freshwater fish, coral reefs, and related ecosystem services in the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Lane ◽  
Russell Jones ◽  
David Mills ◽  
Cameron Wobus ◽  
Richard C. Ready ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Freshwater Fish ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Upwelling buffers climate change impacts on coral reefs of the eastern tropical Pacific

Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly J. Randall ◽  
Lauren T. Toth ◽  
James J. Leichter ◽  
Juan L. Maté ◽  
Richard B. Aronson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Tropical Pacific ◽  
Eastern Tropical Pacific

scholarly journals Human deforestation outweighs future climate change impacts of sedimentation on coral reefs

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Maina ◽  
Hans de Moel ◽  
Jens Zinke ◽  
Joshua Madin ◽  
Tim McClanahan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Future Climate Change

scholarly journals Coral reefs as a source of climate-active aerosols

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e10023
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Jackson ◽  
Albert J. Gabric ◽  
Roger Cropp
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Environmental Stressors ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Face ◽  
Aerosol Emissions ◽  
The Relationship

We review the evidence for bio-regulation by coral reefs of local climate through stress-induced emissions of aerosol precursors, such as dimethylsulfide. This is an issue that goes to the core of the coral ecosystem’s ability to maintain homeostasis in the face of increasing climate change impacts and other anthropogenic pressures. We examine this through an analysis of data on aerosol emissions by corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. We focus on the relationship with local stressors, such as surface irradiance levels and sea surface temperature, both before and after notable coral bleaching events. We conclude that coral reefs may be able to regulate their exposure to environmental stressors through modification of the optical properties of the atmosphere, however this ability may be impaired as climate change intensifies.

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