Summary: Coral Reefs and Climate
Change
Jessica Carilli
Graduate Student,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Outline
· What are corals?
· How are corals useful for climate
reconstructions?
· How is climate change affecting
corals?
· What else is killing off reefs?
Rainforests of the Sea
Photos by Konrad Hughen
Coral
1 cm
www.mass.gov
Coral Reef Redwood
Forest
http://web.utk.edu/~grissino/images/ashland_hemlock2.jpg

Source: Abagyan, Ruben - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego

Collections: Biology and Medicine