Early trajectories of benthic coral reef communities following the 2015/16 coral bleaching event at remote Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 17034 - 14
• Main Authors: Koester, Anna, Migani, Valentina, Bunbury, Nancy, Ford, Amanda, Sanchez, Cheryl, Wild, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.10.2020; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158; 631/158/2450; 704/158; 704/829/826; Animals; Anthozoa - growth & development; Climate Change; Coral Reefs; Hot Temperature; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seychelles; Seychelles

Documenting post-bleaching trajectories of coral reef communities is crucial to understand their resilience to climate change. We investigated reef community changes following the 2015/16 bleaching event at Aldabra Atoll, where direct human impact is minimal. We combined benthic data collected pre-...