Tectonic subsidence provides insight into possible coral reef futures under rapid sea-level rise

Coral Reefs ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan I. Saunders ◽  
Simon Albert ◽  
Chris M. Roelfsema ◽  
Javier X. Leon ◽  
Colin D. Woodroffe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Tectonic Subsidence ◽  
Insight Into

scholarly journals Recolonization of Marginal Coral Reef Flats in Response to Recent Sea‐Level Rise

2018 ◽  
Vol 123 (10) ◽  
pp. 7618-7628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianran Chen ◽  
George Roff ◽  
Laurence McCook ◽  
Jianxin Zhao ◽  
Shu Li
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level

scholarly journals Divergence of seafloor elevation and sea level rise in coral reef ecosystems

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1739-1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly K. Yates ◽  
David G. Zawada ◽  
Nathan A. Smiley ◽  
Ginger Tiling-Range
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Coastal Hazards ◽  
Carbonate Production ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
Study Sites

Abstract. Coral reefs serve as natural barriers that protect adjacent shorelines from coastal hazards such as storms, waves, and erosion. Projections indicate global degradation of coral reefs due to anthropogenic impacts and climate change will cause a transition to net erosion by mid-century. Here, we provide a comprehensive assessment of the combined effect of all of the processes affecting seafloor accretion and erosion by measuring changes in seafloor elevation and volume for five coral reef ecosystems in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Caribbean over the last several decades. Regional-scale mean elevation and volume losses were observed at all five study sites and in 77 % of the 60 individual habitats that we examined across all study sites. Mean seafloor elevation losses for whole coral reef ecosystems in our study ranged from −0.09 to −0.8 m, corresponding to net volume losses ranging from 3.4  ×  106 to 80.5  ×  106 m3 for all study sites. Erosion of both coral-dominated substrate and non-coral substrate suggests that the current rate of carbonate production is no longer sufficient to support net accretion of coral reefs or adjacent habitats. We show that regional-scale loss of seafloor elevation and volume has accelerated the rate of relative sea level rise in these regions. Current water depths have increased to levels not predicted until near the year 2100, placing these ecosystems and nearby communities at elevated and accelerating risk to coastal hazards. Our results set a new baseline for projecting future impacts to coastal communities resulting from degradation of coral reef systems and associated losses of natural and socioeconomic resources.

scholarly journals Sea-level rise and coral-reef development of Northwestern Luzon since 9.9ka

2010 ◽  
Vol 292 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 465-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan-Chou Shen ◽  
Fernando P. Siringan ◽  
Ke Lin ◽  
Chang-Feng Dai ◽  
Shou-Yeh Gong
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Reef Development

scholarly journals Role of Future Reef Growth on Morphological Response of Coral Reef Islands to Sea-Level Rise

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Masselink ◽  
Robert McCall ◽  
Edward Beetham ◽  
Paul Simon Kench ◽  
Curt D. Storlazzi
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Reef Growth ◽  
Morphological Response ◽  
Reef Islands

scholarly journals Deterioration of Early Holocene coral reef due to sea level rise along west coast of India: Benthic foraminiferal testimony

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijit Mazumder ◽  
Rajiv Nigam ◽  
Pravin J. Henriques
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Early Holocene ◽  
West Coast Of India

scholarly journals New Insights from 60 Years of Crevasse Research

Eos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Florindo
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Insight Into

Deep cracks in the ice may provide insight into glacier decay and help predict sea level rise.

scholarly journals Role of Future Reef Growth on Morphological Response of Coral Reef Islands to Sea‐Level Rise

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Masselink ◽  
R. McCall ◽  
E. Beetham ◽  
P. Kench ◽  
C. Storlazzi
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Reef Growth ◽  
Morphological Response ◽  
Reef Islands
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