%0 Journal Article
%9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES
%A Adjeroud, Mehdi
%A Mauguit, Q.
%A Penin, L.
%T The size-structure of corals with contrasting life-histories : a multi-scale analysis across environmental conditions
%D 2015
%L fdi:010066036
%G ENG
%J Marine Environmental Research
%@ 0141-1136
%K Coral reefs ; Scleractinian corals ; Population structure ; Size-frequency distribution ; Spatial patterns ; Environmental constraints ; Society islands
%K SOCIETE ILES ; MOOREA ; TAHITI ; RAIATEA
%M ISI:000367021600015
%N A
%P 131-139
%R 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.10.004
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066036
%> https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2016/01/010066036.pdf
%V 112
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X We report variation in the size-structure of three coral taxa in the Society Islands (French Polynesia) using a hierarchical sampling design that integrates the regional (among three islands: Moorea, Raiatea, Tahiti), island (among three locations around each island), and local levels (among three depths: 6, 12, 18 m, at each location). All coral taxa exhibited strong heterogeneity in their size-structure, with marked variation among depths, locations, and islands. Porites spp. and Acropora globiceps populations at 6 m depth were dominated by smaller size classes compared to other depths. Regional-scale variation was particularly evident for Pocillopora meandrina and A. globiceps, with a higher proportion of smaller colonies found at Raiatea, probably as a result of recent cyclones followed by higher recruitment rates. Porites spp. populations were characterized by a preponderance of larger colonies, and greater size ranges compared to the other two taxa.
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