Crabbe M James C
Luton Institute for Research in the Applied Natural Sciences, Faculty of Creative Arts, Technology and Science, University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton, UK.
Comput Biol Chem. 2008 Oct;32(5):311-4. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2008.04.001. Epub 2008 May 4.
Climate change and global warming have severe consequences for the survival of scleractinian (reef-building) corals and their associated ecosystems. This review summarizes recent literature on the influence of temperature on coral growth, coral bleaching, and modelling the effects of high temperature on corals. Satellite-based sea surface temperature (SST) and coral bleaching information available on the internet is an important tool in monitoring and modelling coral responses to temperature. Within the narrow temperature range for coral growth, corals can respond to rate of temperature change as well as to temperature per se. We need to continue to develop models of how non-steady-state processes such as global warming and climate change will affect coral reefs.
气候变化和全球变暖对石珊瑚（造礁珊瑚）及其相关生态系统的生存有着严重影响。本综述总结了近期关于温度对珊瑚生长、珊瑚白化影响的文献，以及高温对珊瑚影响的建模研究。互联网上可获取的基于卫星的海面温度（SST）和珊瑚白化信息是监测和模拟珊瑚对温度响应的重要工具。在珊瑚生长的狭窄温度范围内，珊瑚不仅会对温度本身作出反应，还会对温度变化速率作出反应。我们需要继续开发模型，以研究诸如全球变暖和气候变化等非稳态过程将如何影响珊瑚礁。
