Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago

201766 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Charles Sheppard · University of Warwick

Anne Sheppard

Andrew O. M. Mogg · Scottish Association For Marine Science

Daniel T. I. Bayley · University College London

Alexandra C. Dempsey · Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

Ronan Roache · Bangor University

John R. Turner · Bangor University

Abstract

The atolls and coral banks of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) in the central Indian Ocean were severely affected by the El NiÃ±o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) thermal event that started in 2015 and which lasted for nearly two years. On these reefs, coral mortality reduced scleractinian coral cover from 40%â50% to

Topics & Keywords

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Marine and fisheries research Coastal and Marine Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Atoll research bulletin

DOI: 10.5479/si.0077-5630.613

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