The Great Barrier Reef: How repeated marine heat waves are reshaping an iconic marine ecosystem

James Guest

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.066

The Great Barrier Reef: How repeated marine heat waves are reshaping an iconic marine ecosystem

Curr Biol. 2021 Dec 6;31(23):R1530-R1532. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.066.

Author

James Guest¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. Electronic address: James.Guest1@newcastle.ac.uk.

PMID: 34875244
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.066

Abstract

The Great Barrier Reef has become one of the latest casualties of the climate crisis, suffering mass coral mortalities following three marine heat waves since 2016. Two new papers untangle the cumulative effects of these disturbances on the reef's resilience.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Anthozoa*
Climate
Coral Reefs
Ecosystem*
Hot Temperature