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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5117-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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17 Sep 2021
Research article |
| 17 Sep 2021
| 17 Sep 2021
The Bouraké semi-enclosed lagoon (New Caledonia) – a natural laboratory to study the lifelong adaptation of a coral reef ecosystem to extreme environmental conditions
Federica Maggioni
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ENTROPIE, IRD, Université de la Réunion, CNRS, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa 98800, New Caledonia
Mireille Pujo-Pay
CNRS, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Jérome Aucan
ENTROPIE, IRD, Université de la Réunion, CNRS, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa 98800, New Caledonia
Pacific Community Center for Ocean Science (SPC), Nouméa, New Caledonia
Carlo Cerrano
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Barbara Calcinai
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Claude Payri
ENTROPIE, IRD, Université de la Réunion, CNRS, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa 98800, New Caledonia
Francesca Benzoni
Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Yves Letourneur
ENTROPIE, IRD, Université de la Réunion, CNRS, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa 98800, New Caledonia
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa
ENTROPIE, IRD, Université de la Réunion, CNRS, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa 98800, New Caledonia
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Short summary
Based on current experimental evidence, climate change will affect up to 90 % of coral reefs worldwide. The originality of this study arises from our recent discovery of an exceptional study site where environmental conditions (temperature, pH, and oxygen) are even worse than those forecasted for the future.
While these conditions are generally recognized as unfavorable for marine life, we found a rich and abundant coral reef thriving under such extreme environmental conditions.
Based on current experimental evidence, climate change will affect up to 90 % of coral reefs...
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