Global Gradients of Coral Exposure to Environmental Stresses and Implications for Local Management

PLoS ONE (Published Aug. 10 20111 v6 n8 e23064 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023064) / by Joseph Maina, Tim R. McClanahan, Valentijn Venus, Mebrahtu Ateweberhan and Joshua Madin http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0023064 [Abstract]  Background: The decline of coral reefs globally underscores the need for a spatial assessment of their exposure to multiple environmental stressors to estimate vulnerability and evaluate potential counter-measures. Methodology/Principal … Continue reading »

Satellite Methods Underestimate Indirect Climate Forcing by Aerosols

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (August 16, 2011 vol. 108 no. 33 13404-13408) / by Joyce E. Penner, Li Xu and Minghuai Wang (open access article) http://www.pnas.org/content/108/33/13404.short [Abstract] Satellite-based estimates of the aerosol indirect effect (AIE) are consistently smaller than the estimates from global aerosol models, and, partly as a result of these … Continue reading »