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| Title |
Chronic Exposure of Corals to Fine Sediments: Lethal and Sub-Lethal Impacts
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0037795 |
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| Authors |
Florita Flores, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Luke D. Smith, Timothy F. Cooper, David Abrego, Andrew P. Negri |
| Abstract |
Understanding the sedimentation and turbidity thresholds for corals is critical in assessing the potential impacts of dredging projects in tropical marine systems. In this study, we exposed two species of coral sampled from offshore locations to six levels of total suspended solids (TSS) for 16 weeks in the laboratory, including a 4 week recovery period. Dose-response relationships were developed to quantify the lethal and sub-lethal thresholds of sedimentation and turbidity for the corals. The sediment treatments affected the horizontal foliaceous species (Montipora aequituberculata) more than the upright branching species (Acropora millepora). The lowest sediment treatments that caused full colony mortality were 30 mg l(-1) TSS (25 mg cm(-2) day(-1)) for M. aequituberculata and 100 mg l(-1) TSS (83 mg cm(-2) day(-1)) for A. millepora after 12 weeks. Coral mortality generally took longer than 4 weeks and was closely related to sediment accumulation on the surface of the corals. While measurements of damage to photosystem II in the symbionts and reductions in lipid content and growth indicated sub-lethal responses in surviving corals, the most reliable predictor of coral mortality in this experiment was long-term sediment accumulation on coral tissue. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 151 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2 | 1% |
| Mexico | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 144 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 32 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 30 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 66 | 44% |
| Environmental Science | 35 | 23% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 12 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 1% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 30 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
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