The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs

Coral reefs provide significant coastal protection from storms but they have experienced significant losses. Here the authors show that the annual damages from flooding would double globally without reefs and they quantify where reefs provide the most protection to people and property.

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Autores principales:	Michael W. Beck, Iñigo J. Losada, Pelayo Menéndez, Borja G. Reguero, Pedro Díaz-Simal, Felipe Fernández
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:98e1f15b3ed849e8b3d72e6c88f4a6e92021-12-02T15:33:33ZThe global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs10.1038/s41467-018-04568-z2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/98e1f15b3ed849e8b3d72e6c88f4a6e92018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04568-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Coral reefs provide significant coastal protection from storms but they have experienced significant losses. Here the authors show that the annual damages from flooding would double globally without reefs and they quantify where reefs provide the most protection to people and property.Michael W. BeckIñigo J. LosadaPelayo MenéndezBorja G. RegueroPedro Díaz-SimalFelipe FernándezNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
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The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs

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