Coralline algae are globally distributed benthic primary producers that secrete calcium
carbonate skeletons. In the context of ocean acidification, they have received much recent …

Hundreds of coral paleoclimate records have been developed over the past several
decades, significantly extending the instrumental record and improving our understanding of …

Climate change has been suggested as a possible cause for the decline of urban centers of
the Indus Civilization∼ 4000 yr ago, but extant paleoclimatic evidence has been derived …

Global-scale deteriorations in coral reef health have caused major shifts in species
composition. One projected consequence is a lowering of reef carbonate production rates …

Concerns about the regional impact of global climate change in a warming scenario have
highlighted the gaps in our understanding of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM, also …

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) plays a key role in regulating tropical
hydroclimate and global water cycle through changes in its convection strength, latitudinal …

The global decline of reef-building corals is understood to be due to a combination of local
and global stressors. However, many reef scientists assume that local factors predominate …

Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by thermal stress caused by climate change.
Especially devastating periods of coral loss frequently occur during El Niño‐Southern …

Climate change is frequently touted as the biggest development challenge that faces
humanity. Such rhetoric may be distracting from other development challenges which need …

With overwhelming evidence of change in habitats, biologists today must assume that few, if
any, study areas are natural and that biological variability is superimposed on trends rather …