Nature
Published June 13, 2018 (News release from Nature Research Press)
The current growth rate of coral reefs in the tropical western Atlantic and Indian Ocean is almost keeping pace with projected sea-level rise, but as coral reefs protect tropical and subtropical shorelines around the globe, small island nations may lose a key contributor to coastal protection against flooding and erosion. Researchers calculated the vertical growth potential of more than 200 tropical Atlantic and Indian Ocean reefs and compared these to recent and projected rates of sea-level rise under different Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change greenhouse-gas scenarios.
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Canadian co-author: Evan Edinger, Memorial University – eedinger@mun.ca