A global overview of the potential impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coral reefs, and of the implications of such impacts for ecological sustainable use of coral reefs.

The effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and related climate change on shallow coral reefs are gaining considerable attention for scientific and economic reasons worldwide.

This book covers in one volume materials scattered in hundreds of research articles, in most cases focusing on specialized aspects of coral biology.

"This brochure illustrates some of the linkages among climate, carbon dioxide and coral reefs, while describing the necessary steps to appropriately assess the threats at the local and regional scales, as well as to devise suitable ...

A Decision Framework for Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs builds upon a previous report that reviews the state of research on methods that have been used, tested, or proposed to increase the resilience ...

This book covers in one volume materials scattered in hundreds of research articles, in most cases focusing on specialized aspects of coral biology.

These shortlisted article collections each address a globally important field of research with the potential to drastically impact our future.