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Modelling susceptibility of Abrolhos reefs to coral bleaching
Coral reefs suffer many threats, including coral bleaching, which occurs mainly in response to environmental variables such as positive temperature anomalies. However, there is a need to explore potential synergies between environmental and anthropogenic variables. The objective of this work is to use multi-criteria analysis to explore associations between environmental and anthropogenic variables in order to estimate in a spatially explicit way the susceptibility of the different Abrolhos reefs in Bahia, Brazil, to coral bleaching. Our results show that from 2001 to 2016 there was a sharp increase in the reef areas with higher susceptibility to bleaching. While in 2001, 20% of the reef area presented low susceptibility to bleaching and 80% showed medium susceptibility, in 2016, 19% of the area showed medium and 81% showed high susceptibility. 2016 presented the highest susceptibility among the years used in the study, suggesting a higher percentage of bleached colonies, which is corroborated by the fact that this year was considered by NASA and NOAA as the hottest year since 1880. Results also show that bleaching pattern is spatially differentiated. The reefs from the coastal arch of Abrolhos present the greater susceptibility to bleaching. Exception is Timbebas reefs which, although located in the coastal arch, are more similar to the outer arch reefs, wich are less susceptible to bleaching.
Modelling susceptibility of Abrolhos reefs to coral bleaching
Coral reefs suffer many threats, including coral bleaching, which occurs mainly in response to environmental variables such as positive temperature anomalies. However, there is a need to explore potential synergies between environmental and anthropogenic variables. The objective of this work is to use multi-criteria analysis to explore associations between environmental and anthropogenic variables in order to estimate in a spatially explicit way the susceptibility of the different Abrolhos reefs in Bahia, Brazil, to coral bleaching. Our results show that from 2001 to 2016 there was a sharp increase in the reef areas with higher susceptibility to bleaching. While in 2001, 20% of the reef area presented low susceptibility to bleaching and 80% showed medium susceptibility, in 2016, 19% of the area showed medium and 81% showed high susceptibility. 2016 presented the highest susceptibility among the years used in the study, suggesting a higher percentage of bleached colonies, which is corroborated by the fact that this year was considered by NASA and NOAA as the hottest year since 1880. Results also show that bleaching pattern is spatially differentiated. The reefs from the coastal arch of Abrolhos present the greater susceptibility to bleaching. Exception is Timbebas reefs which, although located in the coastal arch, are more similar to the outer arch reefs, wich are less susceptible to bleaching.
Modelling susceptibility of Abrolhos reefs to coral bleaching
Samira da Conceição Sabadini (author) / Sónia Maria Carvalho-Ribeiro (author) / Zelinda Margarida de Andrade Nery Leão (author) / Úrsula de Azevedo Ruchkys (author) / Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi (author) / Britaldo Soares-Filho (author)
2020
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