Observatoire de l'environnement Nouvelle Calédonie

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Influence of mangrove zonation on CO2 fluxes at the sediment-air interface (New Caledonia)

Mangroves are the major ecosystems of tropical and subtropical coastlines. They are considered as a sink for atmospheric CO2 because they are characterized both by high net primary production, and by low rates of organic matter decomposition. However...

Robust assessment of population trends in marine mammals applied to New Caledonian humpback whales [plus Supplementary material]

Estimating population trends for long-lived, migratory animals is challenging but essential for managing populations. Here we propose using a simple but potentially robust method, the direct estimation of population growth rate (PGR) from capture-rec...

Wind-induced variability in larval retention in a coral reef system : a biophysical modelling study in the South-West Lagoon of New Caledonia

In the present work, a biophysical dispersal model is used to understand the role of the physical environment in determining reef fish larval dispersal patterns in the South-West Lagoon of New Caledonia. We focus on a reef fish species, the humbug da...

Monthly variability of self-recruitment for a coral reef damselfish

Understanding the dynamics of marine populations is critical to managing marine systems effectively and requires information on patterns of population dispersal and connectivity that are still poorly known. We used transgenerational marking to study ...

Assessing the design and power of capture-recapture studies to estimate demographic parameters for the Endangered Oceania humpback whale population

Capture-recapture studies offer a powerful tool to assess abundance, survival and population rate of change (lambda). A previous capture-recapture study, based on DNA profiles, estimated that the IUCN-listed Endangered Oceania population of humpback ...

The Coral Sea : physical environment, ecosystem status and biodiversity assets

The Coral Sea, located at the southwestern rim of the Pacific Ocean, is the only tropical marginal sea where human impacts remain relatively minor. Patterns and processes identified within the region have global relevance as a baseline for understand...

Eocene and Oligocene basins and ridges of the Coral Sea-New Caledonia region : tectonic link between Melanesia, Fiji, and Zealandia

This paper presents 34 geochemical analyses, 24 Ar-Ar ages, and two U-Pb ages of igneous rocks from the back-arc basins and submarine ridges in the Coral Sea-New Caledonia region. The D'Entrecasteaux Ridge is a composite structural feature. Primitive...

Island life - classification, speciation and cryptic species of Pycnandra (Sapotaceae) in New Caledonia

Pycnandra (Sapotaceae), the largest endemic genus in New Caledonia, comprises 66 species classified in six subgenera. We tested phylogenetic relationships and a proposed infrageneric classification by sampling 60 species for sequences of nuclear ribo...

One new endemic plant species on average per month in New Caledonia, including eight more new species from ile Art (Belep Islands), a major micro-hots...

The New Caledonian biodiversity hotspot contains many micro-hotspots that exhibit high plant micro-endemism, and that are facing different types and intensities of threats. The Belep archipelago, and especially ile Art, with 24 and 21 respective narr...

Twenty years after Jaffre et al. (1998), is the system of protected areas now adequate in New Caledonia ?

Protected areas are the cornerstone on which conservation strategies are often built. Adapting systems of protected areas to rapid global changes is critical to meet the challenge of conservation in biodiversity hotspots. Twentyyears ago, Jaffre et a...