Quantifying coral reef–ocean interactions is critical for predicting reef futures under climate change

Laura E. Richardson; Gareth J. Williams; Aislinn Dunne; Tim Jackson-Bué; Mattias Green; Tiffany H. Morrison; Michael D. Fox

doi:10.1038/s41559-025-02839-9

Quantifying coral reef–ocean interactions is critical for predicting reef futures under climate change

Laura E. Richardson^*
, Gareth J. Williams
, Aislinn Dunne
, Tim Jackson-Bué
, Mattias Green
, Tiffany H. Morrison
, Michael D. Fox^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Coral reefs are inextricably linked to their surrounding seascape, ecologically shaped by ocean circulation patterns and dependent on upwelled nutrients and planktonic subsidies. To better predict coral reef futures, we must more effectively quantify and incorporate these fundamental biophysical interactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1754-1756
Journal	Nature Ecology and Evolution
Volume	9
Issue number	10
Early online date	11 Aug 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02839-9
Publication status	Published - 2025

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