Dataset: Edmunds et al. 2024 Oecologia: Water Clarity
Data Citation:
Edmunds, P. J., Burgess, S., Maritorena, S. (2024) Seawater clarity in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2003 to 2022. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-01-23 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918312.1 [access date]
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DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918312.1
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Spatial Extent: N:-17.475083 E:-149.8101 S:-17.4819 W:-149.84833
Temporal Extent: 2003-01-16 - 2022-01-16
Project:
Program:
Principal Investigator:
Peter J. Edmunds (California State University Northridge, CSUN)
Scientist:
Scott Burgess (Florida State University, FSU)
Stephane Maritorena (University of California-Santa Barbara, UCSB-ERI)
Version:
1
Version Date:
2024-01-23
Restricted:
No
Validated:
Yes
Current State:
Final no updates expected
Seawater clarity in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2003 to 2022
Abstract:
Data Abstract:
These data describe seawater clarity (as measured through Kd490) with data accessed 15 March 2022.
Results paper abstract, Edmunds et al. (2024, doi:10.1007/s00442-024-05517-y) :
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Understanding population dynamics is a long-standing objective of ecology, but the need for progress in this area has become urgent. For coral reefs, achieving this objective is impeded by a lack of information on settlement versus post-settlement events in determining recruitment and population size. Declines in coral abundance are often inferred to be associated with reduced densities of recruits, which could arise from mechanisms occurring at larval settlement, or throughout post-settlement stages. This study uses annual measurements from 2008 to 2021 of coral cover, the density of coral settlers (S), the density of small corals (SC), and environmental conditions, to evaluate the roles of settlement versus post-settlement events in determining rates of coral recruitment and changes in coral cover at Moorea, French Polynesia. Coral cover, S, SC, and the SC:S ratio (a proxy for post-settlement success), and environmental conditions, were used in generalized additive models (GAMs) to show that: (a) coral cover was more strongly related to SC and SC:S than S, and (b) SC:S was highest when preceded by cool seawater, low concentrations of Chlorophyll a, and low flow speeds, and S showed evidence of declining with elevated temperature. Together, these results suggest that changes in coral cover in Moorea are more strongly influenced by post-settlement events than settlement. The key to understanding coral community resilience may lie in elucidating the factors attenuating the bottleneck between settlers and small corals.