1997年のインド洋二極の間におけるサンゴ礁の死は,インドネシアの野火に関連している

Nerilie J Abram1, Michael K Gagan, Malcolm T McCulloch

  • 1Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia. nerilie.abram@anu.edu.au

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 16, 2003
PubMed
まとめ

1997年,インドネシアの山火事によって引き起こされた異常な赤潮は,スマトラのサンゴ礁の死亡につながった. このイベントは7000年にわたって前例のないもので,海洋生態系に対する野火の脅威を強調しました.

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