Potentialities, uncertainties and complexities in the response of coral reefs to future sea-level rise

Auteur :
SPENCER, T.

Description :
This review evaluates present and past rates of coral growth and net vertical accretion in relation to predicted, present and past rates of sea-level rise. It also considers potential constraints on future reef performance and the complexities of reef response to environmental disturbance, and shows how the interaction of geological history and contemporary process climate determines local reef island responses.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1995, vol. 20, n°. 1, p. 49-64, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 97 ref.

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley