Coral Reefs and Communities Who Depend on Them May Be Severely Affected by Rising CO2 Levels (IMAGE)

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Coral Reefs and Communities Who Depend on Them May Be Severely Affected by Rising CO2 Levels

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This figure depicts country-level dependence on coral reef ecosystem services and future combined normalized scores (2-20) for ocean acidification and thermal stress. The darker brown swaths indicate higher human dependence on coral reefs. Areas with more red indicate greater future stress due to the combined effects of climate change and ocean acidification.

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Pendleton et al (2016)

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