Warm, not cold temperatures contributed to a Late Miocene reef decline in the Coral Sea.

ABSTRACT: Evidence shows that in the modern ocean, coral reefs are disappearing, and these losses are tied to climate change. However, research also shows that coral reefs can adapt rapidly to changing conditions leading some researchers to suggest that some reef systems will survive future climate change through adaptation. It is known that there were changes in the area covered by coral reefs in the past. Therefore, it is important to investigate the long-term response of coral reefs to environmental changes and high sea-surface temperatures (SSTs). However, because of diagenetic issues with SST proxies in neritic, metastable carbonate-rich environments, there is an incomplete and sometimes even incorrect understanding of how changes in SSTs affect carbonate reef systems. A good example is the Que

SUBMITTER: Petrick B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10006184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature