2023 global heatwave causes mass mortality of a keystone coral on shallow Western Atlantic reefs

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The 2023 global heatwave caused mass mortality of a keystone coral species on shallow Western Atlantic reefs, highlighting the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identify heat-resistant genotypes for restoration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Lara Virginia Birkart; Lorenzo Álvarez‐Filip

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2025.113722

October 10, 2025iScienceOpen Access

2023 global heatwave causes mass mortality of a keystone coral on shallow Western Atlantic reefs

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populations and identify potentially heat-resistant genotypes for conservation and restoration. Our findings emphasize the need to abruptly reduce greenhouse gas emissions for coral reefs to have a future.

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