Connectivity and systemic resilience of the Great Barrier Reef

Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef (GBR) continues to suffer from repeated impacts of cyclones, coral bleaching, and outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), losing much of its coral cover in the process. This raises the question of the ecosystem's systemic resilie...

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Published in:	PLoS biology Vol. 15; no. 11; p. e2003355
Main Authors:	Hock, Karlo, Wolff, Nicholas H., Ortiz, Juan C., Condie, Scott A., Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Blackwell, Paul G., Mumby, Peter J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 28.11.2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Animals Anthozoa - growth & development Biology and Life Sciences Climate change Copyright Coral bleaching Coral Reefs Coral reefs and islands Cyclones Dispersal Disturbances Earth Sciences Ecology Ecology and Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Ecosystems Environmental aspects Environmental changes Funding Larva Marine ecosystems Observations Ocean currents Outbreaks Physical Sciences Protection and preservation Recovery Reefs Replenishment Resilience Software Tidal Waves Australia St Lucia
ISSN:	1545-7885, 1544-9173, 1545-7885
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