Deep reefs of the Great Barrier Reef offer limited thermal refuge during mass coral bleaching
It has been suggested that deep coral reefs offer a refuge against warming and mass bleaching. Here Frade et al. look at the 2016 bleaching event in the northern Great Barrier Reef and found that deep reefs initially acted as thermal refuges, though this effect lessened in the late summer months.
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/273be60be8b64809ade7b88bbccae4bf |
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| Sumario: | It has been suggested that deep coral reefs offer a refuge against warming and mass bleaching. Here Frade et al. look at the 2016 bleaching event in the northern Great Barrier Reef and found that deep reefs initially acted as thermal refuges, though this effect lessened in the late summer months. |
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