Abundance, size, and survival of recruits of the reef coral Pocillopora acuta under ocean warming and acidification

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dc.contributor.authorTran, Tiana
dc.contributor.authorJury, Christopher P.
dc.contributor.authorBahr, Keisha D.
dc.contributor.authorToonen, Robert J.
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8092-833X
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8092-833X
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-24T17:42:50Z
dc.date.available2020-04-24T17:42:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-04
dc.description.abstractOcean warming and acidification are among the greatest threats to coral reefs. Massive coral bleaching events are becoming increasingly common and are predicted to be more severe and frequent in the near future, putting corals reefs in danger of ecological collapse. This study quantified the abundance, size, and survival of the coral Pocillopora acuta under future projections of ocean warming and acidification. Flow-through mesocosms were exposed to current and future projections of ocean warming and acidification in a factorial design for 22 months. Neither ocean warming or acidification, nor their combination, influenced the size or abundance of P. acuta recruits, but heating impacted subsequent health and survival of the recruits. During annual maximum temperatures, coral recruits in heated tanks experienced higher levels of bleaching and subsequent mortality. Results of this study indicate that P. acuta is able to recruit under projected levels of ocean warming and acidification but are susceptible to bleaching and mortality during the warmest months.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBahr KD, Tran T, Jury CP, Toonen RJ (2020) Abundance, size, and survival of recruits of the reef coral Pocillopora acuta under ocean warming and acidification. PLOS ONE 15(2): e0228168. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228168en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0228168
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/87830
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPLOS ONEen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.subjectcoral reef ecologyen_US
dc.subjectcoral recruitmenten_US
dc.titleAbundance, size, and survival of recruits of the reef coral Pocillopora acuta under ocean warming and acidificationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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