Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production
| Type | : | ACL |
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| Nature | : | Production scientifique |
| Au bénéfice du Laboratoire | : | Oui |
| Statut de publication | : | Publié |
| Année de publication | : | 2023 |
| Auteurs (19) | : | CORNWALL Christopher,e CARLOT Jeremy BRANSON Oscar COURTNEY Travis,a HARVEY Ben,p PERRY Chris,t ANDERSSON Andreas,j DIAZ-PULIDO Guillermo JOHNSON M,d KENNEDY Emma KRIEGER Erik,c MALLELA Jennie MCCOY Sophie,j NUGUES Maggy,m QUINTER Evan ROSS C,l RYAN Emma SADERNE V COMEAU Steeve |
| Revue scientifique | : | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Volume | : | 4 |
| Fascicule | : | 1 |
| Pages | : | |
| DOI | : | 10.1038/s43247-023-00766-w |
| URL | : | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00766-w |
| Abstract | : | Understanding the drivers of net coral reef calcium carbonate production is increasingly important as ocean warming, acidification, and other anthropogenic stressors threaten the maintenance of coral reef structures and the services these ecosystems provide. Despite intense research effort on coral reef calcium carbonate production, the inclusion of a key reef forming/accreting calcifying group, the crustose coralline algae, remains challenging both from a theoretical and practical standpoint. While corals are typically the primary reef builders of contemporary reefs, crustose coralline algae can contribute equally. Here, we combine several sets of data with numerical and theoretical modelling to demonstrate that crustose coralline algae carbonate production can match or even exceed the contribution of corals to reef carbonate production. Despite their importance, crustose coralline algae are often inaccurately recorded in benthic surveys or even entirely missing from coral reef carbonate budgets. We outline several recommendations to improve the inclusion of crustose coralline algae into such carbonate budgets under the ongoing climate crisis. |
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Cornwall CE, Carlot J, Branson O, Courtney TA, Harvey BP, Perry CT, Andersson AJ, Diaz-Pulido G, Johnson MD, Kennedy E, Krieger EC, Mallela J, McCoy SJ, Nugues MM, Quinter E, Ross CL, Ryan E, Saderne V, Comeau S (2023) Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production. Commun Earth Environ 4 | doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-00766-w
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