"Our study suggests the multi-decadal history of coral recruitment already captures biogeographic dynamics that are consistent with on-going patterns of global warming," (Price et al 2019).

In this paper, the authors reviewed 38 years of coral recruitment and migration data to see if, in fact, corals are reacting to global change. They argue that this is reflected in two ways: decreased fecundity at native coral grounds, and increased recruitment in novel locations. Through the data collected from recruitment tile studies, they conclude that there is reason to be hopeful for coral persistence.

This paper's full citation is: Price NN, Muko S, Legendre L, Steneck R and others (2019) Global biogeography of coral recruitment: tropical decline and subtropical increase. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 621:1-17. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12980.

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