@article{fdi:010085404,
  title = {{S}patial and temporal patterns in the coral assemblage at {C}lipperton {A}toll : a sentinel reef in the {E}astern {T}ropical {P}acific},
  author = {{T}ortolero-{L}angarica, {J}. {J}. {A}. and {C}lua, {E}. and {R}odriguez-{Z}aragoza, {F}. {A}. and {C}aselle, {J}. {E}. and {R}odriguez-{T}roncoso, {A}. {P}. and {A}djeroud, {M}ehdi and {F}riedlander, {A}. {M}. and {C}upul-{M}agana, {A}. {L}. and {B}allesteros, {E}. and {C}arricart-{G}anivet, {J}. {P}. and {B}rown, {E}. {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}solated coral reef habitats are unique systems to study the natural dynamics of coral traits and their natural acclimatization, adaptation, and recovery from globalscale stressors such as thermally induced bleaching events. {T}his study evaluates the spatial and temporal changes in coral community attributes (diversity, live cover, and coral assemblage structure) over 14 years (2005-2019) at {C}lipperton, an extremely remote {E}astern {T}ropical {P}acific ({ETP}) atoll. {T}he atoll exhibited overall high coral cover (similar to 50-60%) dominated by massive species ({P}orites spp.), yet we observed large variation (44-56%) in coral community attributes among survey years (2005, 2016, 2019) with depth explaining most of the variation. {L}ive coral cover increased in 2019 after a severe thermal stress event ({E}l {N}ino, 2015-2016) and many tropical cyclones, which also caused a shift in assemblage structure from branching {P}ocillopora to massive {P}orites in the shallower reef zones, resulting in a less well-defined depth gradient. {T}hese changes in coral assemblage structure may have long-term effects on the configuration of the physical reef framework of the well-conserved coral reef ecosystems at {C}lipperton and consequently may alter the ecological functionality of one of the most important biogeographic stepping stones in the central {P}acific and {ETP} regions.},
  keywords = {{C}oral reef community ; {C}oral cover ; {D}epth gradients ; {S}hift in assemblage structure ; {R}emote reefs ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {CLIPPERTON} {ATOLL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}oral {R}eefs},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[11 p.]},
  ISSN = {0722-4028},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00338-022-02290-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085404},
}