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PT J
TI Madrepora oculata forms large frameworks in hypoxic waters off Angola (SE Atlantic)
BT 
AF Orejas, Covadonga
   Wienberg, Claudia
   Titschack, Jürgen
   Tamborrino, Leonardo
   Freiwald, André
   Hebbeln, Dierk
AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:2,3;4:2;5:2,3;6:2;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;
C1 Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón (IEO, CSIC), Avenida Príncipe de Asturias 70 bis, 33212, Gijón, Spain
   MARUM-Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Str. 8, 28359, Bremen, Germany
   Senckenberg am Meer, Südstrand 40, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
C2 IEO, SPAIN
   UNIV BREMEN MARUM, GERMANY
   SENCKENBERG MEER, GERMANY
IN DOAJ
IF 4.997
TC 12
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00708/82051/86815.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR BOBECO LEG1
   BOBECO LEG2
BO Pourquoi pas ?
AB This study aims to map the occurrence and distribution of Madrepora oculata and to quantify density and colony sizes across recently discovered coral mounds off Angola. Despite the fact that the Angolan populations of M. oculata thrive under extreme hypoxic conditions within the local oxygen minimum zone, they reveal colonies with remarkable heights of up to 1250 mm—which are the tallest colonies ever recorded for this species—and average densities of 0.53 ± 0.37 (SD) colonies m−2. This is particularly noteworthy as these values are comparable to those documented in areas without any oxygen constraints. The results of this study show that the distribution pattern documented for M. oculata appear to be linked to the specific regional environmental conditions off Angola, which have been recorded in the direct vicinity of the thriving coral community. Additionally, an estimated average colony age of 95 ± 76 (SD) years (total estimated age range: 16–369 years) indicates relatively old M. oculata populations colonizing the Angolan coral mounds. Finally, the characteristics of the Angolan populations are benchmarked and discussed in the light of the existing knowledge on M. oculata gained from the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. 
PY 2021
PD JUN
SO Scientific Reports
SN 2045-2322
PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC
VL 11
IS 1
UT 000680872700004
DI 10.1038/s41598-021-94579-6
ID 82051
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