Contrasting color loss and restoration in survivors of the 2014–2017 coral bleaching event in the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Published in: SN Applied Sciences
• Main Authors: Knipp, A. L., Pettijohn, J. C., Jadot, C., Hertler, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Physics and Astronomy; General Engineering; General Environmental Science; General Materials Science; General Chemical Engineering; Gardner; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2132-6; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s42452-020-2132-6.pdf; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-2132-6/fulltext.html

Abstract Coral cover throughout the Caribbean region has declined by approximately 80% since the 1970s (Gardner et al. in Ecology 86(1):174–184, 2005) attributed to a combination of environmental and anthropogenic factors, including ocean acidification, rising sea surface temperatures, increased sus...