Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia

P. S. Kench; C. Liang; M. R. Ford; S. D. Owen; M. Aslam; E. J. Ryan; T. Turner; E. Beetham; M. E. Dickson; W. Stephenson; A. Vila-Concejo; R. F. McLean

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36171-2

Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia

P. S. Kench,
C. Liang,
M. R. Ford,
S. D. Owen,
M. Aslam,
E. J. Ryan,
T. Turner,
E. Beetham,
M. E. Dickson,
W. Stephenson,
A. Vila-Concejo,
R. F. McLean

Affiliations

P. S. Kench: Department of Geography, National University of Singapore
C. Liang: Department of Environmental Management, Southern Institute of Technology
M. R. Ford: School of Environment, University of Auckland
S. D. Owen: Department of Geography, National University of Singapore
M. Aslam: Small Island Research Station, Fares-Maathodaa Island
E. J. Ryan: School of Environment, University of Auckland
T. Turner: School of Environment, University of Auckland
E. Beetham: School of Environment, University of Auckland
M. E. Dickson: School of Environment, University of Auckland
W. Stephenson: School of Geography, University of Otago
A. Vila-Concejo: School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
R. F. McLean: School of Science, University of New South Wales

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36171-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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This study establishes that the magnitude of observed physical changes in coral reef islands over the period of recent global warming is not unprecedented, and islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past millennia.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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