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14 Feb 2022
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Will daytime community calcification reflect reef accretion on future, degraded coral reefs?
School of Biological, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2033 NSW, Australia
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2309 NSW, Australia
William Leggat
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2309 NSW, Australia
Jessica L. Bergman
School of Biological, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2033 NSW, Australia
Alexander Fordyce
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2309 NSW, Australia
Charlotte Page
School of Biological, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2033 NSW, Australia
Thomas Mesaglio
School of Biological, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2033 NSW, Australia
Tracy D. Ainsworth
School of Biological, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2033 NSW, Australia
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Short summary
Coral bleaching events continue to drive the degradation of coral reefs worldwide. In this study we measured rates of daytime coral reef community calcification and photosynthesis during a reef-wide bleaching event. Despite a measured decline in coral health across several taxa, there was no change in overall daytime community calcification and photosynthesis. These findings highlight potential limitations of these community-level metrics to reflect actual changes in coral health.
Coral bleaching events continue to drive the degradation of coral reefs worldwide. In this study...
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