@article{fdi:010087603, title = {{H}igh abundances of zooxanthellate zoantharians ({P}alythoa and {Z}oanthus) at multiple natural analogues : potential model anthozoans ?}, author = {{R}eimer, {J}. {D}. and {A}gostini, {S}. and {G}olbuu, {Y}. and {H}arvey, {B}. {P}. and {I}zumiyama, {M}. and {J}amodiong, {E}. {A}. and {K}awai, {E}. and {K}ayanne, {H}. and {K}urihara, {H}. and {R}avasi, {T}. and {W}ada, {S}. and {R}odolfo-{M}etalpa, {R}iccardo}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}hilst natural analogues for future ocean conditions such as {CO}2 seeps and enclosed lagoons in coral reef regions have received much recent research attention, most efforts in such locations have focused on the effects of prolonged high {CO}2 levels on scleractinian corals and fishes. {H}ere, we demonstrate that the three species of zooxanthellate zoantharians, hexacorallian non-calcifying "cousins" of scleractinians, are common across five coral reef natural analogue sites with high {CO}2 levels in the western {P}acific {O}cean, in {J}apan (n = 2), {P}alau, {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea, and {N}ew {C}aledonia (n = 1 each). {T}hese current observations support previously reported cases of high {P}alythoa and {Z}oanthus abundance and dominance on various impacted coral reefs worldwide. {T}he results demonstrate the need for more research on the ecological roles of zooxanthellate zoantharians in coral reef systems, as well as examining other "understudied" taxa that may become increasingly important in the near future under climate change scenarios. {G}iven their abundance in these sites combined with ease in sampling and non-{CITES} status, some zoantharian species should make excellent hexacoral models for examining potential resilience or resistance mechanisms of anthozoans to future high p{CO}(2) conditions.}, keywords = {{P}alythoa ; {Z}oanthus ; {O}cean acidification ; {S}emi-enclosed bays ; {CO}2 seeps ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {JAPON} ; {PAPOUASIE} {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE} ; {MICRONESIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}oral {R}eefs}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[9 p.]}, ISSN = {0722-4028}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1007/s00338-023-02381-9}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087603}, }