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The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs
Coral reefs can provide significant coastal protection benefits to people and property. Here we show that the annual expected damages from flooding would double, and costs from frequent storms would triple without reefs. For 100-year storm events, flood damages would increase by 91% to $US 272 billi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29895942 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04568-z |