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New interventions are needed to save coral reefs
Kenneth R. N. Anthony,Line K. Bay,Robert Costanza,Jennifer Firn,John Gunn,Peter Harrison,Andrew Heyward,Andrew Heyward,Petra Lundgren,David Mead,Thomas J. Moore,Peter J. Mumby,Madeleine J. H. van Oppen,Madeleine J. H. van Oppen,John Robertson,Michael C. Runge,David J. Suggett,Britta Schaffelke,David Wachenfeld,Terry Walshe +19 more
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It is anticipated that conventional management approaches will be insufficient to protect coral reefs, even if global warming is limited to 1.5 °C.Abstract:
We anticipate that conventional management approaches will be insufficient to protect coral reefs, even if global warming is limited to 1.5 °C. Emerging technologies are needed to stem the decline of these natural assets.read more
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Coral restoration - A systematic review of current methods, successes, failures and future directions.
Lisa Boström-Einarsson,Russell C. Babcock,Elisa Bayraktarov,Daniela M. Ceccarelli,Nathan Cook,Sebastian C. A. Ferse,Boze Hancock,Peter Harrison,Margaux Y. Hein,Elizabeth C. Shaver,Adam N. H. Smith,David J. Suggett,Phoebe J. Stewart-Sinclair,Tali Vardi,Ian M. McLeod +14 more
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Ocean solutions to address climate change and its effects on marine ecosystems
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