Adapting to extreme environments: can coral reefs adapt to climate change?

Crabbe, M. James C.

dc.contributor.author	Crabbe, M. James C.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-21T11:30:53Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-21T11:30:53Z
dc.date.issued	2019-03-11
dc.identifier.citation	Crabbe MJC (2019) 'Adapting to extreme environments: Can coral reefs adapt to climate change?', Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 3 (2), pp.183-195.	en
dc.identifier.issn	2397-8554
dc.identifier.doi	10.1042/ETLS20180088
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623205
dc.description.abstract	Reef-building corals throughout the world have an annual value of tens of billions of dollars, yet they are being degraded at an increasing rate by many anthropogenic and environmental factors. Despite this, some reefs show resilience to such extreme environmental changes. This review shows how techniques in computational modelling, genetics, and transcriptomics are being used to unravel the complexity of coral reef ecosystems, to try and understand if they can adapt to new and extreme environments. Considering the ambitious climate targets of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C, with aspirations of even 1.5°C, questions arise on how to achieve this. Geoengineering may be necessary if other avenues fail, although global governance issues need to play a key role. Development of large and effective coral refugia and marine protected areas is necessary if we are not to lose this vital resource for us all.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Portland Press	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.emergtoplifesci.org/content/3/2/183
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dc.subject	coral reefs	en
dc.subject	climate projections	en
dc.title	Adapting to extreme environments: can coral reefs adapt to climate change?	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.eissn	2397-8562
dc.contributor.department	University of Bedfordshire	en
dc.identifier.journal	Emerging Topics in Life Sciences	en
dc.date.updated	2019-03-20T12:46:13Z
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html.description.abstract	Reef-building corals throughout the world have an annual value of tens of billions of dollars, yet they are being degraded at an increasing rate by many anthropogenic and environmental factors. Despite this, some reefs show resilience to such extreme environmental changes. This review shows how techniques in computational modelling, genetics, and transcriptomics are being used to unravel the complexity of coral reef ecosystems, to try and understand if they can adapt to new and extreme environments. Considering the ambitious climate targets of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C, with aspirations of even 1.5°C, questions arise on how to achieve this. Geoengineering may be necessary if other avenues fail, although global governance issues need to play a key role. Development of large and effective coral refugia and marine protected areas is necessary if we are not to lose this vital resource for us all.