The Earth's oceans have absorbed more than 90% of the excess, climate change–induced atmospheric heat. The resulting rise in oceanic temperatures affects all species and can lead to the collapse of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs. Here, we review the range of methods used to measure thermal stress impacts on reef-building corals, highlighting current standardization practices and necessary refinements to fast-track discoveries and improve interstudy comparisons. We also present technological developments that will undoubtedly enhance our ability to record and analyze standardized data. Although we use corals as an example, the methods described are widely employed in marine sciences, and our recommendations therefore apply to all species and ecosystems. Enhancing collaborative data collection efforts, implementing field-wide standardized protocols, and ensuring data availability through dedicated, openly accessible databases will enable large-scale analysis and monitoring of ecosystem changes, improving our predictive capacities and informing active intervention to mitigate climate change effects on marine life.

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评估热应力对珊瑚礁海洋生物影响的标准化方法


地球的海洋已经吸收了 90% 以上的气候变化引起的大气热量。由此产生的海洋温度上升会影响所有物种，并可能导致包括珊瑚礁在内的海洋生态系统崩溃。在这里，我们回顾了用于测量热应力对造礁珊瑚影响的方法范围，强调了当前的标准化做法和必要的改进，以加快发现并改进研究间比较。我们还介绍了技术发展，这些发展无疑将增强我们记录和分析标准化数据的能力。虽然我们以珊瑚为例，但所描述的方法在海洋科学中被广泛采用，因此我们的建议适用于所有物种和生态系统。加强协作数据收集工作，实施全领域标准化协议，并通过专用的、可开放访问的数据库确保数据可用性，将能够对生态系统变化进行大规模分析和监测，提高我们的预测能力，并为积极干预提供信息，以减轻气候变化对海洋生物的影响。