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Detecting the effects of natural disturbances on coral assemblages in French Polynesia: A decade survey at multiple scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2005

Mehdi Adjeroud ,
Yannick Chancerelle ,
Muriel Schrimm ,
Thierry Perez ,
David Lecchini ,
René Galzin  and
Bernard Salvat
Mehdi Adjeroud
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia, and École Pratique des Hautes Études, UMR 8046 CNRS, Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
Yannick Chancerelle
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia, and École Pratique des Hautes Études, UMR 8046 CNRS, Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
Muriel Schrimm
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia, and École Pratique des Hautes Études, UMR 8046 CNRS, Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
Thierry Perez
Affiliation:
Centre Océanologique de Marseille, UMR 6540, DIMAR, rue de la batterie des lions, 13007 Marseille, France
David Lecchini
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia, and École Pratique des Hautes Études, UMR 8046 CNRS, Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
René Galzin
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia, and École Pratique des Hautes Études, UMR 8046 CNRS, Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
Bernard Salvat
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia, and École Pratique des Hautes Études, UMR 8046 CNRS, Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
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Abstract

Coral reefs in French Polynesia, just like many others throughout the world, have been subjected to several natural disturbances including 15 cyclones, seven major bleaching events, and several Acanthaster planci outbreaks since the 1980s. In order to document the effects of these perturbations on coral assemblages, we initiated a long-term monitoring program that extended over both local and regional scales. Coral cover was quantified at 20 sites situated on the outer reef slope of 13 islands. The results from the first decade (1992-2002) are analyzed and the adequacy of our approach is discussed in the context of identifying potential indicators of coral reef health. Among 13 islands in French Polynesia, only two were unaffected by natural disturbances. We found important local and regional variation in the impacts of coral bleaching and cyclones, and three major temporal trends were distinguished: 1) 10 sites where coral cover decreased in relation to the occurrence of major disturbances; 2) nine sites where coral cover increased, despite the occurrence of disturbances affecting seven of them; and 3) a site where no significant variation in coral cover was found. The responses to perturbations were different among coral genera: Acropora species were particularly susceptible to bleaching events, whereas physical damages induced by cyclones concerned mainly branching species of Acropora and Pocillopora. Thus, monitoring surveys could be improved by selecting different and complementary indicators (one on the variation in diversity, one estimating changes in the abundance/cover, and one estimating the potential for recovery), by integrating several spatial scales, and by including at least the most informative species. High frequency recordings of environmental parameters (e.g. sea surface temperature) may be also a complementary tools for identifying causal relationships between changes in coral reef community structure and the factors causing the changes.

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Coral reefsTemporal variabilityBleaching eventsIndicatorsPacific Ocean
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Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 111 - 123
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© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD, 2005

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