Ecology - Is coral bleaching really adaptive? Reply

被引:13
作者
Baker, AC
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[1] Wildlife Conservat Soc, Marine Conservat Programs, Bronx, NY 10460 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Ctr Environm Res & Conservat, New York, NY 10027 USA
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10.1038/415602a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Hoegh-Guldberg et al. suggest that corals that were transplanted downwards died more frequently than those transplanted upwards because they were deprived of critical sunlight energy at depth. My argument went a step further by explaining why this energy is so critical for these transplanted colonies.
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