Los arrecifes de coral bajo el rápido cambio climático y la acidificación de los océanos

O Hoegh-Guldberg1, P J Mumby, A J Hooten

  • 1Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia. oveh@uq.edu.au

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 15, 2007
PubMed
Resumen

El aumento del dióxido de carbono atmosférico y la acidificación de los océanos amenazan los arrecifes de coral. Se necesita una acción global urgente para evitar el colapso de estos ecosistemas marinos vitales y proteger las pesquerías asociadas y las comunidades costeras.

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