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High frequency temperature variability reduces the risk of coral bleaching

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  • Aryan Safaie

    (University of California)

  • Nyssa J. Silbiger

    (California State University, Northridge
    University of California)

  • Timothy R. McClanahan

    (Wildlife Conservation Society)

  • Geno Pawlak

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Daniel J. Barshis

    (Old Dominion University)

  • James L. Hench

    (Duke University)

  • Justin S. Rogers

    (Stanford University)

  • Gareth J. Williams

    (Bangor University)

  • Kristen A. Davis

    (University of California)

Abstract

Coral bleaching is the detrimental expulsion of algal symbionts from their cnidarian hosts, and predominantly occurs when corals are exposed to thermal stress. The incidence and severity of bleaching is often spatially heterogeneous within reef-scales (

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  • Aryan Safaie & Nyssa J. Silbiger & Timothy R. McClanahan & Geno Pawlak & Daniel J. Barshis & James L. Hench & Justin S. Rogers & Gareth J. Williams & Kristen A. Davis, 2018. "High frequency temperature variability reduces the risk of coral bleaching," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-04074-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04074-2
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    2. Alex S. J. Wyatt & James J. Leichter & Libe Washburn & Li Kui & Peter J. Edmunds & Scott C. Burgess, 2023. "Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-17, December.
    3. K. M. Quigley & M. J. H. Oppen, 2022. "Predictive models for the selection of thermally tolerant corals based on offspring survival," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    4. Jun Ge & Qi Liu & Beilei Zan & Zhiqiang Lin & Sha Lu & Bo Qiu & Weidong Guo, 2022. "Deforestation intensifies daily temperature variability in the northern extratropics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-15, December.
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