Observatoire de l'environnement Nouvelle Calédonie

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Designing indicators for assessing the effects of marine protected areas on coral reef ecosystems: A multidisciplinary standpoint

The present paper aims at identifying and assessing indicators of the effects of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in coral reef regions, based on a bibliography review in ecology, economics and social sciences. First the various effects Studied within e...

Diazotrophs : a non-negligible source of nitrogen for the tropical coral Stylophora pistillata

Corals aremixotrophs: they are able to fix inorganic carbon through the activity of their symbiotic dinoflagellates and to gain nitrogen from predation on plankton and uptake of dissolved organic and inorganic nutrients. They also live in close assoc...

Fish communities of Geyser and Zelee coral banks (Western Indian Ocean).

The ichtyofauna of Geyser and Zelee coral banks (north of Mozambique canal) was investigated in 1996, this work being the first quantitative study on this area. Quantitative data were collected on 11 stations (mean depth 18 m) by visual observations ...

Comparison of visual census and high definition video transects for monitoring coral reef fish assemblages

Monitoring fish and underwater habitats, particularly in and around marine protected areas (MPAs) requires non-destructive observation methods. This is generally achieved by divers conducting underwater visual censuses (UVC), but video-based techniqu...

Sustainability of exploited marine ecosystems through protected areas: A viability model and a coral reef case study

Overexploitation of marine resources remains a problem worldwide. Many works advocate for the use of marine reserves as a central element of future stock management in a sustainable perspective. In the present paper, we address the influence of prote...

Circulation and suspended sediment transport in a coral reef lagoon: The south-west lagoon of New Caledonia

The south-west lagoon of New Caledonia is a wide semi-open coral reef lagoon bounded by an intertidal barrier reef and bisected by numerous deep inlets. This paper synthesizes findings from the 2000-2008 French National Program EC2CO-PNEC relative to...

Herbivorous fishes and the potential of Caribbean marine reserves to preserve coral reef ecosystems

1. The development of macroalgae to the detriment of corals is now one of the major threats to coral reefs. Herbivorous fishes are partly responsible for algal regulation on coral reefs and their overexploitation favours the shift from scleractinian ...

Unexpected high vulnerability of functions in wilderness areas : evidence from coral reef fishes

High species richness is thought to support the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions and services under changing environments. Yet, some species might performunique functional roles while others are redundant. Thus, the benefits of high species r...

Annual sediment primary production and respiration in a large coral reef lagoon (SW New Caledonia)

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Localised and limited impact of a dredging operation on coral cover in the northwestern lagoon of New Caledonia

We report here an interannual survey (2006-2012) of coral cover in the northwestern lagoon of New Caledonia, to assess the impact of an important dredging operation (August 2008-February 2010) associated with the construction of the largest nickel mi...