Climate Change and Carbon Threats to Coral Reefs: National Meteorological and Ocean Services as Sentinels
Tags: CORAL reef management; CLIMATIC changes; ATMOSPHERIC carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects; CORAL bleaching; FORECASTING; OCEAN acidification; OCEAN temperature; METEOROLOGICAL services
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