Suitable Environmental Ranges for Potential Coral Reef Habitats in the Tropical Ocean
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Suitable Environmental Ranges for Potential Coral Reef Habitats in the Tropical Ocean
Coral reefs are found within a limited range of environmental conditions or tolerance limits. Estimating these limits is a critical prerequisite for understanding the impacts of climate change on the biogeography of coral reefs. Here we used the diagnostic model ReefHab to determine the current environmental tolerance limits for coral reefs and the global distribution of potential coral reef ha...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128831