Global disparity in the ecological benefits of reducing carbon emissions for coral reefs
Even if carbon emissions are reduced drastically in the next decade the amount of carbon already stored in the atmosphere would lead to the occurrence of extreme thermal events every three to four years between 2040 and 2080. This time lag on the effect of reducing emissions suggests that the benefi...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:353286 2023-05-15T17:51:17+02:00 Global disparity in the ecological benefits of reducing carbon emissions for coral reefs Ortiz, Juan Carlos Bozec, Yves-Marie Wolff, Nicholas H. Doropoulos, Christopher Mumby, Peter J. 2014-12-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:353286 eng eng Nature Publishing Group doi:10.1038/NCLIMATE2439 issn:1758-678X issn:1758-6798 orcid:0000-0002-7190-5187 orcid:0000-0001-8038-2771 orcid:0000-0002-6297-9053 Great Barrier Reef Climate change Ocean acidification Resilience Dynamics Acropora Impact 2301 Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 3301 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Journal Article 2014 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE2439 2020-10-19T23:26:23Z Even if carbon emissions are reduced drastically in the next decade the amount of carbon already stored in the atmosphere would lead to the occurrence of extreme thermal events every three to four years between 2040 and 2080. This time lag on the effect of reducing emissions suggests that the benefits of carbon emission reduction on the health of coral reefs will be noticeable only in the long term. Here, we use a spatially explicit ecosystem model to compare the potential ecosystem benefits that Caribbean and Pacific reefs could gain from reductions in carbon emissions, and the timescale of these benefits. We found that whereas the effect of a reduction in emissions on Caribbean reefs will be modest and realized only in the long term (more than 60 years), Pacific reefs would start to show benefits within the first half of this century. Moreover, it seems that Pacific reefs have the potential to maintain their ecological integrity and ecosystem state in the mid- to long term if carbon emissions are reduced, but only if plate-like corals are present. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Pacific Nature Climate Change 4 12 1090 1094 |
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Even if carbon emissions are reduced drastically in the next decade the amount of carbon already stored in the atmosphere would lead to the occurrence of extreme thermal events every three to four years between 2040 and 2080. This time lag on the effect of reducing emissions suggests that the benefits of carbon emission reduction on the health of coral reefs will be noticeable only in the long term. Here, we use a spatially explicit ecosystem model to compare the potential ecosystem benefits that Caribbean and Pacific reefs could gain from reductions in carbon emissions, and the timescale of these benefits. We found that whereas the effect of a reduction in emissions on Caribbean reefs will be modest and realized only in the long term (more than 60 years), Pacific reefs would start to show benefits within the first half of this century. Moreover, it seems that Pacific reefs have the potential to maintain their ecological integrity and ecosystem state in the mid- to long term if carbon emissions are reduced, but only if plate-like corals are present. |
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Global disparity in the ecological benefits of reducing carbon emissions for coral reefs |
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Global disparity in the ecological benefits of reducing carbon emissions for coral reefs |
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Global disparity in the ecological benefits of reducing carbon emissions for coral reefs |
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