ArticleGlobal change biology2019
Extreme spatial heterogeneity in carbonate accretion potential on a Caribbean fringing reef linked to local human disturbance gradients.
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- The paradox of neutral carbonate budgets on coral-dominated reefs.Royal Society open science · 2026Article
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- Restoration and coral adaptation delay, but do not prevent, climate-driven reef framework erosion of an inshore site in the Florida Keys.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The past, present, and future of coral reef growth in the Florida Keys.Global change biology · 2022Article
- Defining variation in pre-human ecosystems can guide conservation: An example from a Caribbean coral reef.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Extreme spatial heterogeneity in carbonate accretion potential on a Caribbean fringing reef linked to local human disturbance gradients.Global change biology · 2019Article
- Functional consequences of the long-term decline of reef-building corals in the Caribbean: evidence of across-reef functional convergence.Royal Society open science · 2019Article
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The capacity of coral reefs to maintain their structurally complex frameworks and to retain the potential for vertical accretion is vitally important to the persistence of their ecological functioning and the ecosystem services they sustain. However, datasets to support detailed along-coast assessments of framework production rates and accretion potential do not presently exist. Here, we estimate, based on gross bioaccretion and bioerosion measures, the carbonate budgets and resultant estimated accretion rates (EAR) of the shallow reef zone of leeward Bonaire - between 5 and 12 m depth - at unique fine spatial resolution along this coast (115 sites). Whilst the fringing reef of Bonaire is often reported to be in a better ecological condition than most sites throughout the wider Caribbean region, our data show that the carbonate budgets of the reefs and derived EAR varied considerably across this ~58 km long fringing reef complex. Some areas, in particular the marine reserves, were indeed still dominated by structurally complex coral communities with high net carbonate production (>10 kg CaCO
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