Corals' adaptive response to climate change

被引:582
作者
Baker, AC [1 ]
Starger, CJ
McClanahan, TR
Glynn, PW
机构
[1] Wildlife Conservat Soc, Marine Program, Bronx, NY 10460 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Ctr Environm Res & Conservat, New York, NY 10027 USA
[3] Columbia Univ, Dept Ecol Evolut & Environm Biol, New York, NY 10027 USA
[4] Univ Miami, Rosenstiel Sch Marine & Atmospher Sci, Miami, FL 33149 USA
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D O I
10.1038/430741a
中图分类号
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];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Shifting to new algal symbionts may safeguard devastated reefs from extinction.
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页码:741 / 741
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