The Future of Coral Reefs Subject to Rapid Climate Change: Lessons from Natural Extreme Environments
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Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2 School of Earth Sciences, UWA Oceans Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia, 4 Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre IRD de Nouméa, ENTROPIE, Nouméa, New Caledonia, Coral Reef Research Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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