Spatiotemporal variation of high-temperature events and its relation to coral bleaching in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Abstract Coral bleaching occurs when symbiotic dinoflagellate algae leave corals due to warming surface waters. Since the early 1980s, the number and intensity of coral bleaching events have significantly risen globally, and many coral reefs are concerned to undergo irreversible phase shifts due to...

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Main Authors: Sayaka Yasunaka, Haruko Kurihara, Takeshi Doi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-024-00673-4
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