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The size-structure of corals with contrasting life-histories: A multi-scale analysis across environmental conditions

Mehdi Adjeroud
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Quentin Mauguit
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We report variation in the size-structure of three coral taxa in the Society Islands (French Polynesia) using a hierarchical sampling design that integrates the regional (among three islands: Moorea, Raiatea, Tahiti), island (among three locations around each island), and local levels (among three depths: 6, 12, 18 m, at each location). All coral taxa exhibited strong heterogeneity in their size-structure, with marked variation among depths, locations, and islands. Porites spp. and Acropora globiceps populations at 6 m depth were dominated by smaller size classes compared to other depths. Regional-scale variation was particularly evident for Pocillopora meandrina and A. globiceps, with a higher proportion of smaller colonies found at Raiatea, probably as a result of recent cyclones followed by higher recruitment rates. Porites spp. populations were characterized by a preponderance of larger colonies, and greater size ranges compared to the other two taxa
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hal-01474664 , version 1 (23-02-2017)

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Mehdi Adjeroud, Quentin Mauguit, Lucie Penin. The size-structure of corals with contrasting life-histories: A multi-scale analysis across environmental conditions. Marine Environmental Research, 2015, 112, pp.131 - 139. ⟨10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.10.004⟩. ⟨hal-01474664⟩
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