An Improved Estimation of the Poleward Expansion of Coral Habitats Based on the Inter-annual Variation of Sea Surface Temperatures

Shintaro Takao1, Hiroya Yamano2, Kaoru Sugihara2, Naoki H Kumagai2, Masahiko Fujii3 and Yasuhiro Yamanaka3, (1)National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan, (2)National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan, (3)Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan