Similar impacts of fishing and environmental stress on calcifying organisms in Indian Ocean coral reefs
Calcification and reef growth processes by corals and calcifying algae are threatened by climate and fishing disturbances
Abstract
Calcification and reef growth processes dominated by corals and calcifying algae are threatened by climate and fishing disturbances. 27 environmental, habitat, and species interaction variables were tested for their influence on coral and calcifier cover in 201 western Indian Ocean coral reefs distributed across similar to 20 degrees of latitude and longitude and up to 20 m deep.
This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme
Citation
McClanahan, T.R., Muthiga, N.A., Similar impacts of fishing and environmental stress on calcifying organisms in Indian Ocean coral reefs, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol.560, issue7, pp.87-103, 2016