Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs

T. P. Hughes; A. H. Baird; D. R. Bellwood; M. Card; S. R. Connolly; C. Folke; R. Grosberg; O. Hoegh-Guldberg; J. B.C. Jackson; J. Kleypas; J. M. Lough; P. Marshall; M. Nyström; S. R. Palumbi; J. M. Pandolfi; B. Rosen; J. Roughgarden

doi:10.1126/science.1085046

Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs

T. P. Hughes, A. H. Baird, D. R. Bellwood, M. Card, S. R. Connolly, C. Folke, R. Grosberg, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, J. B.C. Jackson, J. Kleypas, J. M. Lough, P. Marshall, M. Nyström, S. R. Palumbi, J. M. Pandolfi, B. Rosen, J. Roughgarden

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Abstract

The diversity, frequency, and scale of human impacts on coral reefs are increasing to the extent that reefs are threatened globally. Projected increases in carbon dioxide and temperature over the next 50 years exceed the conditions under which coral reefs have flourished over the past half-million years. However, reefs will change rather than disappear entirely, with some species already showing far greater tolerance to climate change and coral bleaching than others. International integration of management strategies that support reef resilience need to be vigorously implemented, and complemented by strong policy decisions to reduce the rate of global warming.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	929-933
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	301
Issue number	5635
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1085046
State	Published - Aug 15 2003

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Hughes, T. P., Baird, A. H., Bellwood, D. R., Card, M., Connolly, S. R., Folke, C., Grosberg, R., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Jackson, J. B. C., Kleypas, J., Lough, J. M., Marshall, P., Nyström, M., Palumbi, S. R., Pandolfi, J. M., Rosen, B., & Roughgarden, J. (2003). Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Science, 301(5635), 929-933. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1085046

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Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs

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