Frontiers | Impact of Seawater Temperature on Coral Reefs in the Context of Climate Change. A Case Study of Cu Lao Cham – Hoi An Biosphere Reserve
Coral reefs are a natural habitat for many species, as well as being of high economic and touristic significance. However, they represent an extremely sensitive ecosystem with a narrow ecological limit: prolonged high temperatures can lead to bleaching, in which corals expel their symbiotic algae and eventually corals will degrade and die. This work investigates the potential threat of rising temperatures to coral reefs in Southeast Asian Seas through a case study of the UNESCO Cu Lao Cham – Hoi An Biosphere Reserve. We assessed the risk caused by both rising sea surface temperature (SST) an...
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