[Coral-List] amplification of ocean warming on shallow water reefs

[Anne Cohen]

Dear Colleagues

Our paper "Mass coral mortality under local amplification of 2 degree C 
ocean warming" highlights the role of local weather anomalies and reef 
hydrodynamics in amplifying a moderate open ocean warming to create 
conditions conducive for widespread coral bleaching and mortality.  Our 
findings feed into the discussion of which criteria distinguish 
potentially resilient reefs, and whether (and where) a 2 deg C cap on 
warming is sufficient to modulate climate change impacts on these 
shallow water ecosystems.

The paper is open access and available here: 
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep44586

Press release is here: http://www.whoi.edu/news-release/coral-bleaching

if you have any trouble accessing either, please let us know

best wishes

Anne and Tom

-- 
Anne L. Cohen PhD
Tenured Associate Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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