Mangrove and Seagrass Beds Provide Different Biogeochemical Services for Corals Threatened by Climate Change

by Emma Camp, David Suggett, Gilberte Gendron, Jamaluddin Jompa, Carrie Manfrino and David Smith

(An original research article from Frontiers in Marine Science)

Table coral growing near surface in a mangrove area

Rapidly rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations are driving acidification in parallel with warming of the oceans. Future ocean acidification scenarios have the potential to impact coral growth and associated reef function, although reports suggest such affects could be reduced in adjacent seagrass habitats as a result of…

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Sea Grass and Soft Coral with Baitfish in mangrove area

The authors of this paper are leading academics in their fields;

Emma Camp and David Suggest – Coral Reef Research Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
and Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Gilbert Gendron – Seychelles National Parks Authority, Mahé, Seychelles
Jamaluddin Jompa – Research and Development Centre – Marine, Coastal and Small Islands, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Carrie Manfrino – Central Caribbean Marine Institute, Princeton, NJ, USA
and Little Cayman Research Centre, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
David Smith – Coral Reef Research Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK