Low coral mortality during the most intense bleaching event ever recorded in subtropical Southwestern Atlantic reefs

Coral reefs globally are threatened by climate change, but reef assemblages at high latitudes may serve as refugia. Marginal coral communities located in the subtropical Southwestern Atlantic are poorly studied, but were subject to an unprecedented heatwave and associated coral bleaching in 2019. Re...

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Published in:	Coral reefs Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 515 - 521
Main Authors:	Banha, T. N. S., Capel, K. C. C., Kitahara, M. V., Francini-Filho, R. B., Francini, C. L. B., Sumida, P. Y. G., Mies, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2020 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Climate change Colonies Coral bleaching Coral reefs Freshwater & Marine Ecology Heat waves Life Sciences Mortality Oceanography Refugia Brazil Climate change Degree heating weeks Marginal Scleractinia
ISSN:	0722-4028, 1432-0975
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