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ArticleMarine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)2025

Coral Decline Linked to Exchangeable Phosphate in Seawater from Coastal Calcareous Sediments, as Evidenced in Sekisei Lagoon, Japan.

Jun Yasumoto, Mariko Iijima, Akira Iguchi, Takashi Nakamura, Ryogo Takada, Mina Yasumoto-Hirose, Yuichi Iwasaki, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Kanami Mori-Yasumoto, Ryuichi Shinjo and 7 more

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Article in Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Jun YasumotoFaculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Nakagami, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
Mariko IijimaGeological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan.
Akira IguchiGeological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan.
Takashi NakamuraFaculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Nakagami, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
Ryogo TakadaCenter for Strategic Research Projects, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Nakagami, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
Mina Yasumoto-HiroseTropical Technology Plus, 12-75 Suzaki, Uruma, Okinawa, 904-2234, Japan.
Yuichi IwasakiResearch Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan.
Tetsuo YasutakaGeological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan.
Kanami Mori-YasumotoFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
Ryuichi ShinjoDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Nakagami, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
Ryota IdeKitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
Alice YamazakiKitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
Nanami MizusawaKitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
Yoshikazu OhnoKitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
Atsushi SuzukiGeological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan.
Shugo WatabeKitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
Ko YasumotoKitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan. yasumoto@kitasato-u.ac.jp.

Funding

Environment Research and Technology Development Funds, JP JPMEERF20194007Environment Research and Technology Development Funds, JP JPMEERF20221C01Grants-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19K12310Grants-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 20H00653Grants-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 20H03077the Japan Science and Technology Agency (Solution-Driven Cocreative R&D Program for SDGs) JPMJRX19IAthe Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN: a constituent member of NIHU) RIHN14200145
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coral reefs are essential for biodiversity and ecosystem services, yet they face threats like bleaching and reduced resilience due to rising seawater temperatures and land-based pollution. This study examined phosphate accumulation in calcareous sediments and its relationship with coral populations in Sekisei Lagoon, Okinawa Islands, Japan. Sediment samples from 117 sites were analyzed for exchangeable phosphate in seawater (EPS), which could be released from the calcareous sediments. The EPS levels were negatively correlated with coral densities for adults (Pocillopora, Acropora, Galaxea, Favia, Favites, Goniastrea, and Cyphastrea) and juveniles (Pocillopora, Montipora, Acropora, Galaxea, Favia, Favites, and Goniastrea). No significant correlation was found for Porites or Millepora. The EPS levels were positively correlated with coral bleaching and the abundance of Sargassaceae algae. High coastal EPS levels suggest main pollution sources from livestock and shrimp farming. The threshold above which EPS impacts coral bleaching and density was estimated at 0.3-0.7 µg/g, providing insights for coral reef conservation.

Indexed as

AnthozoaGeologic SedimentsPhosphatesSeawaterAnimalsCoral BleachingCoral ReefsEnvironmental MonitoringJapanWater Pollutants, ChemicalPhosphatesWater Pollutants, ChemicalCalcareous sedimentsCoral declineExchangeable phosphate in seawater (EPS)

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