DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.038
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84956860682
论文题名: A study on the recovery of Tobago's coral reefs following the 2010 mass bleaching event
作者: Buglass S. ; Donner S.D. ; Alemu I J.B.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2016
卷: 104, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 198
结束页码: 206
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Coral bleaching
; Coral recruitment
; Coral size frequency analysis
; Eastern Caribbean
; Sediment stress
; Tobago
Scopus关键词: Bleaching
; Population statistics
; Reefs
; Coral bleaching
; Coral recruitment
; Eastern Caribbean
; Frequency Analysis
; Tobago
; Cleaning
; bleaching
; coral reef
; environmental disturbance
; frequency analysis
; juvenile
; population size
; sedimentation
; size distribution
; adolescent
; bleaching
; Caribbean
; coral reef
; juvenile
; population size
; sedimentation rate
; species
; telecommunication
; analysis
; animal
; Anthozoa
; physiology
; population density
; population dynamics
; sediment
; Trinidad and Tobago
; Tobago
; Trinidad and Tobago
; Anthozoa
; Animals
; Anthozoa
; Coral Reefs
; Geologic Sediments
; Population Density
; Population Dynamics
; Trinidad and Tobago
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: In 2010, severe coral bleaching was observed across the southeastern Caribbean, including the island of Tobago, where coral reefs are subject to sedimentation and high nutrient levels from terrestrial runoff. Here we examine changes in corals' colony size distributions over time (2010-2013), juvenile abundances and sedimentation rates for sites across Tobago following the 2010 bleaching event. The results indicated that since pre-bleaching coral cover was already low due to local factors and past disturbance, the 2010 event affected only particular susceptible species' population size structure and increased the proportion of small sized colonies. The low density of juveniles (mean of 5.4 ± 6.3 juveniles/m-2) suggests that Tobago's reefs already experienced limited recruitment, especially of large broadcasting species. The juvenile distribution and the response of individual species to the bleaching event support the notion that Caribbean reefs are becoming dominated by weedy non-framework building taxa which are more resilient to disturbances. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/87201
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作者单位: Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Institute of Marine Affairs, Hilltop Lane, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
Recommended Citation:
Buglass S.,Donner S.D.,Alemu I J.B.. A study on the recovery of Tobago's coral reefs following the 2010 mass bleaching event[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,104(2018-01-02)