Abstract
Recent, global mass-mortalities of reef corals due to record warm sea temperatures have led researchers to consider global warming as one of the most significant threats to the persistence of coral reef ecosystems. The passage of a hurricane can alleviate thermal stress on coral reefs, highlighting the potential for hurricane-associated cooling to mitigate climate change impacts. We provide evidence that hurricane-induced cooling was responsible for the documented differences in the extent and recovery time of coral bleaching between the Florida Reef Tract and the U.S. Virgin Islands during the Caribbean-wide 2005 bleaching event. These results are the only known scenario where the effects of a hurricane can benefit a stressed marine community.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12035-12039 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 29 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 17 2007 |
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Keywords
- Coral bleaching
- Hurricane cooling
- Thermal stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- General
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Hurricanes benefit bleached corals. / Manzello, Derek P.; Brandt, Marilyn; Smith, Tyler B.; Lirman, Diego; Hendee, James C.; Nemeth, Richard S.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 104, No. 29, 17.07.2007, p. 12035-12039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Hurricanes benefit bleached corals
AU - Manzello, Derek P.
AU - Brandt, Marilyn
AU - Smith, Tyler B.
AU - Lirman, Diego
AU - Hendee, James C.
AU - Nemeth, Richard S.
PY - 2007/7/17
Y1 - 2007/7/17
N2 - Recent, global mass-mortalities of reef corals due to record warm sea temperatures have led researchers to consider global warming as one of the most significant threats to the persistence of coral reef ecosystems. The passage of a hurricane can alleviate thermal stress on coral reefs, highlighting the potential for hurricane-associated cooling to mitigate climate change impacts. We provide evidence that hurricane-induced cooling was responsible for the documented differences in the extent and recovery time of coral bleaching between the Florida Reef Tract and the U.S. Virgin Islands during the Caribbean-wide 2005 bleaching event. These results are the only known scenario where the effects of a hurricane can benefit a stressed marine community.
AB - Recent, global mass-mortalities of reef corals due to record warm sea temperatures have led researchers to consider global warming as one of the most significant threats to the persistence of coral reef ecosystems. The passage of a hurricane can alleviate thermal stress on coral reefs, highlighting the potential for hurricane-associated cooling to mitigate climate change impacts. We provide evidence that hurricane-induced cooling was responsible for the documented differences in the extent and recovery time of coral bleaching between the Florida Reef Tract and the U.S. Virgin Islands during the Caribbean-wide 2005 bleaching event. These results are the only known scenario where the effects of a hurricane can benefit a stressed marine community.
KW - Coral bleaching
KW - Hurricane cooling
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