Paleorecords inform the limits of Indo-Pacific coral reef survival under accelerating sea-level rise
Abstract
, a scenario likely to be surpassed within ~35 years. Without substantial reductions in global emissions, many coral reefs face increasing risk of submergence, structural collapse and loss of critical ecosystem services, especially where modern coral communities differ from predominantly competitive Holocene assemblages and are increasingly dominated by weedy taxa.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Geological and Geophysical Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Nature Communications
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 19 June 2026
- Language
- EN