Coral reefs in the world’s warmest sea: The paradoxical vulnerability of the world’s most robust corals

Greta S. Aeby, Radhouane Ben-Hamadou, John A. Burt, Mauricio L. Padierna, Pedro A.G. Range, Bernhard Riegl, Mahsa Alidoost Salimi, Felipe De Oliveira Torquato

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Abstract

Coral reefs in the Persian/Arabian Gulf (PAG) are important ecological and economic resources that survive under harsh environmental conditions, with exposure to temperature and salinity extremes that exceed survival thresholds of corals elsewhere. They are of interest to scientists studying the impacts of global climate change because corals in the PAG already exist in a thermal environment that is equal to, or exceeds, what is predicted to occur throughout the tropical oceans. Here we present current information on how corals have adapted to the challenging PAG conditions, examine patterns of connectivity within the PAG, report on coral bleaching and disease events, and discuss how PAG coral reefs may be changing through time.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCoral Reefs and Associated Marine Fauna around the Arabian Peninsula
PublisherCRC Press
Pages60-76
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9781040047897
ISBN (Print)9781032342900
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Engineering
  • General Business, Management and Accounting
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • General Environmental Science

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