Are coral reefs victims of their own past success?

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500850
• Publication Date: 2016-04-23T04:19:52Z
• Authors: Willem Renema; John M. Pandolfi; Wolfgang Kiessling; Francesca R. Bose...; James S. Klaus; Chelsea Korpanty; Brian R. Rosen; Nadiezhda Santodo...; Carden C. Wallace; Jody M. Webster; Kenneth G. Johnson
• Keywords: Acropora; Aquaculture of coral; Coral reef organizations; Anthozoa; Fragmentation

Pleistocene sea-level change transformed staghorn corals into prolific reef builders that are sensitive to anthropogenic stressors.