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dc.title27 years of benthic and coral community dynamics on turbid, highly urbanised reefs off Singapore
dc.contributor.authorGuest, J.R
dc.contributor.authorTun, K
dc.contributor.authorLow, J
dc.contributor.authorVergés, A
dc.contributor.authorMarzinelli, E.M
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, A.H
dc.contributor.authorBauman, A.G
dc.contributor.authorFeary, D.A
dc.contributor.authorChou, L.M
dc.contributor.authorSteinberg, P.D
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-22T02:46:19Z
dc.date.available2020-10-22T02:46:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationGuest, J.R, Tun, K, Low, J, Vergés, A, Marzinelli, E.M, Campbell, A.H, Bauman, A.G, Feary, D.A, Chou, L.M, Steinberg, P.D (2016). 27 years of benthic and coral community dynamics on turbid, highly urbanised reefs off Singapore. Scientific Reports 6 : 36260. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36260
dc.identifier.issn20452322
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/178846
dc.description.abstractCoral cover on reefs is declining globally due to coastal development, overfishing and climate change. Reefs isolated from direct human influence can recover from natural acute disturbances, but little is known about long term recovery of reefs experiencing chronic human disturbances. Here we investigate responses to acute bleaching disturbances on turbid reefs off Singapore, at two depths over a period of 27 years. Coral cover declined and there were marked changes in coral and benthic community structure during the first decade of monitoring at both depths. At shallower reef crest sites (3-4 m), benthic community structure recovered towards pre-disturbance states within a decade. In contrast, there was a net decline in coral cover and continuing shifts in community structure at deeper reef slope sites (6-7 m). There was no evidence of phase shifts to macroalgal dominance but coral habitats at deeper sites were replaced by unstable substrata such as fine sediments and rubble. The persistence of coral dominance at chronically disturbed shallow sites is likely due to an abundance of coral taxa which are tolerant to environmental stress. In addition, high turbidity may interact antagonistically with other disturbances to reduce the impact of thermal stress and limit macroalgal growth rates. © The Author(s) 2016.
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceUnpaywall 20201031
dc.subjectbleaching
dc.subjectcommunity dynamics
dc.subjectcommunity structure
dc.subjectcoral
dc.subjectenvironmental stress
dc.subjectgrowth rate
dc.subjecthabitat
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmonitoring
dc.subjectsediment
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjecttemperature stress
dc.subjectturbidity
dc.subjectanimal
dc.subjectAnthozoa
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectcoral reef
dc.subjectdisease resistance
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoring
dc.subjectmicrobiology
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectpopulation dynamics
dc.subjectprocedures
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAnthozoa
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectCoral Reefs
dc.subjectDisease Resistance
dc.subjectEnvironmental Monitoring
dc.subjectPopulation Dynamics
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
dc.contributor.departmentTROPICAL MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
dc.description.doi10.1038/srep36260
dc.description.sourcetitleScientific Reports
dc.description.volume6
dc.description.page36260
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