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One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts
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(2008) One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts. Science, Volume 321 (Number 5888). pp. 560-563. doi:10.1126/science.1159196 Research output not available from this repository, contact author.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1159196
Abstract
The conservation status of 845 zooxanthellate reef- building coral species was assessed by using International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Criteria. Of the 704 species that could be assigned conservation status, 32.8% are in categories with elevated risk of extinction. Declines in abundance are associated with bleaching and diseases driven by elevated sea surface temperatures, with extinction risk further exacerbated by local- scale anthropogenic disturbances. The proportion of corals threatened with extinction has increased dramatically in recent decades and exceeds that of most terrestrial groups. The Caribbean has the largest proportion of corals in high extinction risk categories, whereas the Coral Triangle ( western Pacific) has the highest proportion of species in all categories of elevated extinction risk. Our results emphasize the widespread plight of coral reefs and the urgent need to enact conservation measures.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010) | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Coral reef ecology -- Research, Coral declines, Coral reef conservation, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects, Coral reefs and islands -- Climatic factors -- Research | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Science | ||||
| Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||||
| ISSN: | 0036-8075 | ||||
| Official Date: | 25 July 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 321 | ||||
| Number: | Number 5888 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 4 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 560-563 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.1159196 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | Charles Darwin Foundation, Conservation International (Philippines), Darwin Initiative, First Philippine Conservation Incorporated, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Zoological Society of London, Royal Caribbean Cruises (Firm), Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Conservation International |
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