Coral reefs at the crossroads – an introduction

Hubbard, D.K.

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-7567-0_1

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Coral reefs at the crossroads – an introduction

Hubbard, D.K. (2016). Coral reefs at the crossroads – an introduction, in: Hubbard, D. et al. Coral reefs at the crossroads. Coral Reefs of the World, 6: pp. 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7567-0_1

In: Hubbard, D. et al. (2016). Coral reefs at the crossroads. Coral Reefs of the World, 6. Springer: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-94-017-7565-6; e-ISBN 978-94-024-1383-0. xx, 300 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7567-0, more

In: Coral Reefs of the World. Springer: Dordrecht. ISSN 2213-719X, more

Keywords

Multidisciplinary
Scale
Marine/Coastal

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary; Perspective

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Hubbard, D.K.

Abstract

Coral reefs are complex systems that are difficult to fully understand when viewed from a single perspective. As we have separated ourselves into increasingly smaller and more specific disciplines, we often lose sight of important connections between physical and biological factors and how they can change over different spatial and temporal scales. As stresses on these robust yet fragile systems broaden and deepen, it is becoming increasingly important that we break down artificial disciplinary barriers and ask questions that are difficult to frame from a single scientific perspective. This chapter provides a jumping-off point to examine coral reefs – sitting at both a disciplinary and a temporal crossroads.

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