@article{fdi:010069527,
  title = {{S}usceptibility of coral assemblages to successive bleaching events at {M}oorea, {F}rench {P}olynesia},
  author = {{C}arroll, {A}. {G}. and {H}arrison, {P}. {L}. and {A}djeroud, {M}ehdi},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n 2002, bleaching was reported throughout many {I}ndo-{P}acific coral-reef regions, including {F}rench {P}olynesia. {B}leaching occurred again in {F}rench {P}olynesia in 2003, providing an opportunity to compare the effects of successive bleaching events on coral susceptibility. {D}uring 2002 and 2003, underwater video surveys were completed in stations at four depths (lagoon: 0-2, 2-4 m; outer reef slope: 6-8, 12-14 m) at two locations on the northern and northwestern coast of {M}oorea ({S}ociety {A}rchipelago) to compare the cover of healthy-appearing, the cover of partially bleached and the cover of fully bleached coral. {B}leaching patterns were genus specific and differences in susceptibility among major genera were generally consistent between 2002 and 2003, with {A}cropora showing the greatest susceptibility. {S}ome genera exhibited substantial spatial variability in bleaching susceptibility between years (e.g. {P}ocillopora, {M}ontipora); however, this variability was significant only for fully bleached and partially bleached {A}cropora. {M}ultivariate analyses showed that spatial patterns in the proportion of healthy-appearing coral were similar over time within the assemblages, whereas the cover of partially bleached and the cover of fully bleached coral were more variable among depths and locations. {T}his variability has important implications for assessing changes to coral community structure over time and for estimating coral-reef resistance and resilience to future bleaching disturbance.},
  keywords = {community change ; coral bleaching ; disturbance ; scleractinian corals ; spatial patterns ; thermal stress ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine and {F}reshwater {R}esearch},
  volume = {68},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {760--771},
  ISSN = {1323-1650},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1071/mf15134},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069527},
}