@article{fdi:010066889,
  title = {{L}ocalised and limited impact of a dredging operation on coral cover in the northwestern lagoon of {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{A}djeroud, {M}ehdi and {G}ilbert, {A}. and {F}acon, {M}. and {F}oglia, {M}. and {M}oreton, {B}. and {H}eintz, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e report here an interannual survey (2006-2012) of coral cover in the northwestern lagoon of {N}ew {C}aledonia, to assess the impact of an important dredging operation ({A}ugust 2008-{F}ebruary 2010) associated with the construction of the largest nickel mining site in the {P}acific. {A} {BACI} ({B}efore-{A}fter {C}ontrol-{I}mpact) analysis failed to detect any significant interaction between period (before, during, and after dredging) and the category of the stations (impact vs. control). {A}mong the 31 stations surveyed, only seven showed decreasing coral cover during the study period, mainly due to a decline in {A}croporidae. {H}owever, the relationship between the dredging and this decrease was highly plausible only for one station, situated 0.9 km from the dredging site. {H}igh hydrodynamism in the study area, the abundance of resistant corals and efficient protective measures during the dredging operation might explain these localised and limited impacts.},
  keywords = {{C}oral reefs ; {S}cleractinian corals ; {D}redging ; {I}nterannual variability ; {M}onitoring ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {105},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {208--214},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.02.028},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066889},
}