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Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami
Coral cover has declined worldwide due to anthropogenic stressors that manifest on both global and local scales. Coral communities that exist in extreme conditions can provide information on how these stressors influence ecosystem structure, with implications for their persistence under future condi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10130011/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37185619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33467-7 |
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author | Enochs, Ian C. Studivan, Michael S. Kolodziej, Graham Foord, Colin Basden, Isabelle Boyd, Albert Formel, Nathan Kirkland, Amanda Rubin, Ewelina Jankulak, Mike Smith, Ian Kelble, Christopher R. Manzello, Derek P. |
author_facet | Enochs, Ian C. Studivan, Michael S. Kolodziej, Graham Foord, Colin Basden, Isabelle Boyd, Albert Formel, Nathan Kirkland, Amanda Rubin, Ewelina Jankulak, Mike Smith, Ian Kelble, Christopher R. Manzello, Derek P. |
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description | Coral cover has declined worldwide due to anthropogenic stressors that manifest on both global and local scales. Coral communities that exist in extreme conditions can provide information on how these stressors influence ecosystem structure, with implications for their persistence under future conditions. The Port of Miami is located within an urbanized environment, with active coastal development, as well as commercial shipping and recreational boating activity. Monitoring of sites throughout the Port since 2018 has revealed periodic extremes in temperature, seawater pH, and salinity, far in excess of what have been measured in most coral reef environments. Despite conditions that would kill many reef species, we have documented diverse coral communities growing on artificial substrates at these sites—reflecting remarkable tolerance to environmental stressors. Furthermore, many of the more prevalent species within these communities are now conspicuously absent or in low abundance on nearby reefs, owing to their susceptibility and exposure to stony coral tissue loss disease. Natural reef frameworks, however, are largely absent at the urban sites and while diverse fish communities are documented, it is unlikely that these communities provide the same goods and services as natural reef habitats. Regardless, the existence of these communities indicates unlikely persistence and highlights the potential for coexistence of threatened species in anthropogenic environments, provided that suitable stewardship strategies are in place. |
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spelling | pubmed-101300112023-04-27 Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami Enochs, Ian C. Studivan, Michael S. Kolodziej, Graham Foord, Colin Basden, Isabelle Boyd, Albert Formel, Nathan Kirkland, Amanda Rubin, Ewelina Jankulak, Mike Smith, Ian Kelble, Christopher R. Manzello, Derek P. Sci Rep Article Coral cover has declined worldwide due to anthropogenic stressors that manifest on both global and local scales. Coral communities that exist in extreme conditions can provide information on how these stressors influence ecosystem structure, with implications for their persistence under future conditions. The Port of Miami is located within an urbanized environment, with active coastal development, as well as commercial shipping and recreational boating activity. Monitoring of sites throughout the Port since 2018 has revealed periodic extremes in temperature, seawater pH, and salinity, far in excess of what have been measured in most coral reef environments. Despite conditions that would kill many reef species, we have documented diverse coral communities growing on artificial substrates at these sites—reflecting remarkable tolerance to environmental stressors. Furthermore, many of the more prevalent species within these communities are now conspicuously absent or in low abundance on nearby reefs, owing to their susceptibility and exposure to stony coral tissue loss disease. Natural reef frameworks, however, are largely absent at the urban sites and while diverse fish communities are documented, it is unlikely that these communities provide the same goods and services as natural reef habitats. Regardless, the existence of these communities indicates unlikely persistence and highlights the potential for coexistence of threatened species in anthropogenic environments, provided that suitable stewardship strategies are in place. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-04-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10130011/ /pubmed/37185619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33467-7 Text en © This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Enochs, Ian C. Studivan, Michael S. Kolodziej, Graham Foord, Colin Basden, Isabelle Boyd, Albert Formel, Nathan Kirkland, Amanda Rubin, Ewelina Jankulak, Mike Smith, Ian Kelble, Christopher R. Manzello, Derek P. Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami |
title | Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami |
title_full | Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami |
title_fullStr | Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami |
title_full_unstemmed | Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami |
title_short | Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami |
title_sort | coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the port of miami |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10130011/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37185619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33467-7 |
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