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Increase in the extent of mass coral bleaching over the past half-century, based on an updated global database by Virgen-Urcelay, Alejandra, Donner, Simon D

“…The recurrence of mass coral bleaching and associated coral mortality in the past few decades have raised questions about the future of coral reef ecosystems…”
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Academic air travel has a limited influence on professional success by Wynes, Seth, Donner, Simon D., Tannason, Steuart, Nabors, Noni

“…Lowering the growth in greenhouse gas emissions from air travel may be critical for avoiding dangerous levels of climate change, and yet some individuals…”
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Coping with commitment: projected thermal stress on coral reefs under different future scenarios by Donner, Simon D

“…Periods of anomalously warm ocean temperatures can lead to mass coral bleaching. Past studies have concluded that anthropogenic climate change may rapidly…”
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How well do people understand the climate impact of individual actions? by Wynes, Seth, Zhao, Jiaying, Donner, Simon D.

“…Misunderstandings in the relative efficacy of pro-environmental behaviors may have important consequences for climate mitigation efforts. In this study, we…”
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A new, high-resolution global mass coral bleaching database by Donner, Simon D, Rickbeil, Gregory J M, Heron, Scott F

“…Episodes of mass coral bleaching have been reported in recent decades and have raised concerns about the future of coral reefs on a warming planet. Despite the…”
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Lengthening of warm periods increased the intensity of warm-season marine heatwaves over the past 4 decades by Li, Xinru, Donner, Simon D.

“…Marine heatwaves (MHWs), periods of anomalously warm sea surface temperature (SST) which can have significant impacts on marine ecosystems, have increased in…”
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Coral reefs in the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati: Resistance, resilience, and recovery after more than a decade of multiple stressors by Cannon, Sara E, Aram, Erietera, Beiateuea, Toaea, Kiareti, Aranteiti, Peter, Max, Donner, Simon D

“…Coral reefs are increasingly affected by a combination of acute and chronic disturbances from climate change and local stressors. The coral reefs of the…”
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Historical temperature variability affects coral response to heat stress by Carilli, Jessica, Donner, Simon D, Hartmann, Aaron C

“…Coral bleaching is the breakdown of symbiosis between coral animal hosts and their dinoflagellate algae symbionts in response to environmental stress. On large…”
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Resilience of Central Pacific reefs subject to frequent heat stress and human disturbance by Donner, Simon D., Carilli, Jessica

“…Frequent occurrences of coral bleaching and associated coral mortality over recent decades have raised concerns about the survival of coral reefs in a warming…”
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Corn-based ethanol production compromises goal of reducing nitrogen export by the Mississippi River by Donner, Simon D, Kucharik, Christopher J

“…Corn cultivation in the United States is expected to increase to meet demand for ethanol. Nitrogen leaching from fertilized corn fields to the…”
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Finding your place on the science – advocacy continuum: an editorial essay by Donner, Simon D.

“…The late founder of this journal, Stephen Schneider, argued that climate scientists must find the right balance between being honest about the limits of our…”
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Emergent increase in coral thermal tolerance reduces mass bleaching under climate change by Lachs, Liam, Donner, Simon D., Mumby, Peter J., Bythell, John C., Humanes, Adriana, East, Holly K., Guest, James R.

“…Recurrent mass bleaching events threaten the future of coral reefs. To persist under climate change, corals will need to endure progressively more intense and…”
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Identifying the world's most climate change vulnerable species: a systematic trait-based assessment of all birds, amphibians and corals by Foden, Wendy B, Butchart, Stuart H M, Stuart, Simon N, Vié, Jean-Christophe, Akçakaya, H Resit, Angulo, Ariadne, DeVantier, Lyndon M, Gutsche, Alexander, Turak, Emre, Cao, Long, Donner, Simon D, Katariya, Vineet, Bernard, Rodolphe, Holland, Robert A, Hughes, Adrian F, O'Hanlon, Susannah E, Garnett, Stephen T, Sekercioğlu, Cagan H, Mace, Georgina M

“…Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on biodiversity, including increasing extinction rates. Current approaches to quantifying such impacts focus on…”
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Measuring what works: quantifying greenhouse gas emission reductions of behavioural interventions to reduce driving, meat consumption, and household energy use by Wynes, Seth, Nicholas, Kimberly A, Zhao, Jiaying, Donner, Simon D

“…Interventions that promote pro-environmental behaviours are increasingly necessary in reducing use of high-emissions goods and services to meet international…”
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Measuring and tracking the flow of climate change adaptation aid to the developing world by Donner, Simon D, Kandlikar, Milind, Webber, Sophie

“…The developed world has pledged to mobilize at least US $100 billion per year of 'new' and 'additional' funds by 2020 to help the developing world respond to…”
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The influence of national temperature fluctuations on opinions about climate change in the U.S. since 1990 by Donner, Simon D., McDaniels, Jeremy

“…Public opinion in the United States about human-caused climate change has varied over the past 20 years, despite an increasing consensus about the issue in the…”
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Incorporating adaptive responses into future projections of coral bleaching by Logan, Cheryl A., Dunne, John P., Eakin, C. Mark, Donner, Simon D.

“…Climate warming threatens to increase mass coral bleaching events, and several studies have projected the demise of tropical coral reefs this century. However,…”
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Can citizen pressure influence politicians’ communication about climate change? Results from a field experiment by Wynes, Seth, Kotcher, John, Donner, Simon D.

“…Urgent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions depend on governments implementing and enforcing rigorous climate policy. Individuals in democracies seeking to…”
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Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the Northern Line Islands by Sandin, Stuart A, Smith, Jennifer E, Demartini, Edward E, Dinsdale, Elizabeth A, Donner, Simon D, Friedlander, Alan M, Konotchick, Talina, Malay, Machel, Maragos, James E, Obura, David, Pantos, Olga, Paulay, Gustav, Richie, Morgan, Rohwer, Forest, Schroeder, Robert E, Walsh, Sheila, Jackson, Jeremy B C, Knowlton, Nancy, Sala, Enric

“…Effective conservation requires rigorous baselines of pristine conditions to assess the impacts of human activities and to evaluate the efficacy of management…”
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An evaluation of the effect of recent temperature variability on the prediction of coral bleaching events by Donner, Simon D

“…Over the past 30 years, warm thermal disturbances have become commonplace on coral reefs worldwide. These periods of anomalous sea surface temperature (SST)…”
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