Environmental Sciences - Table of Contents

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Environmental Sciences Articles)

Evidence of acclimatization or adaptation in Hawaiian corals to higher ocean temperatures

Dr. Keisha Bahr surveying a healthy coral colony

August 7, 2018

Evidence of acclimatization or adaptation in Hawaiian corals to higher ocean temperatures

Scientists replicated a landmark study to determine changes in coral sea temperature tolerance over time. In the three species of Hawaiian corals retested, bleaching occurred later, with higher survivorship and growth rates than the same species of corals in 1970. However, scientists warn that temperatures are rising faster than corals can change.

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August 7, 2018

Evidence of acclimatization or adaptation in Hawaiian corals to higher ocean temperatures

Steve L. Coles, Keisha D. Bahr, Ku’ulei S. Rodgers, Stacie L. May, Ashley E. McGowan, Anita Tsang, Josh Bumgarner, Ji Hoon Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5347 PubMed 30123699

August 14, 2018

Variation in the leaf and root microbiome of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) at an elevational range limit

Jessica Wallace, Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe, Steven W. Kembel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5293 PubMed 30128178

August 2, 2018

Coral responses to a repeat bleaching event in Mayotte in 2010

David O. Obura, Lionel Bigot, Francesca Benzoni