@article{fdi:010070917, title = {{N}ickel and ocean warming affect scleractinian coral growth}, author = {{B}isc{\'e}r{\'e}, {T}. and {L}orrain, {A}nne and {R}odolfo-{M}etalpa, {R}iccardo and {G}ilbert, {A}. and {W}right, {A}. and {D}evissi, {C}. and {P}eignon, {C}hristophe and {F}arman, {R}. and {D}uvieilbourg, {E}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {H}oulbr{\`e}que, {F}anny}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he sensitivity of corals and their {S}ymbiodinium to warming has been extensively documented; however very few studies considered that anthropogenic inputs such as metal pollution have already an impact on many fringing reefs. {T}hus, today, nickel releases are common in coastal ecosystems. {I}n this study, two major reef-building species {A}cropora muricata and {P}ocillopora damicornis were exposed in situ to ambient and moderate nickel concentrations on a short-term period (1 h) using benthic chamber experiments. {S}imultaneously, we tested in laboratory conditions the combined effects of a chronic exposure (8 weeks) to moderate nickel concentrations and ocean warming on {A}. muricata. {T}he in situ experiment highlighted that nickel enrichment, at ambient temperature, stimulated by 27 to 47% the calcification rates of both species but not their photosynthetic performances. {I}n contrast, an exposure to higher nickel concentration, in combination with elevated temperature simulated in aquaria, severely depressed by 30% the growth of {A}. muricata.}, keywords = {{M}etals ; {N}ickel ; {C}oral bleaching ; {C}oral photosynthesis ; {C}oral growth ; {G}lobal change ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {120}, numero = {1-2}, pages = {250--258}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbu1.2017.05.025}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070917}, }