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‘Temperature-related effects of global warming on coral reefs are highly visible, well-defined and extensively documented. The more recently recognised effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide on ocean acidification will have even more profoundly detrimental long-term effects on reefs. ’ (Veron et al....

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Main Authors: Climate Change, Ove Hoegh-guldberg, Serge Andréfouët, Katharina E Fabricius, Janice M Lough, Paul A Marshall, Morgan S Pratchett
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
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Pacific
Ocean acidification
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.470.4478
http://www.spc.int/climate-change/fisheries/assessment/chapters/5-Chapter5.pdf
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Summary:‘Temperature-related effects of global warming on coral reefs are highly visible, well-defined and extensively documented. The more recently recognised effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide on ocean acidification will have even more profoundly detrimental long-term effects on reefs. ’ (Veron et al. 2009)i

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