Publications by authors named "Dominique G Maucieri"
Multiple anthropogenic stressors co-occur ubiquitously in natural ecosystems. However, multiple stressor studies often produce conflicting results, potentially because the nature and direction of stressor interactions depends upon the strength of the underlying stressors. Here, we first examine how coral α- and β-diversities vary across sites spanning a gradient of chronic local anthropogenic stress before and after a prolonged marine heatwave.
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- Corals are facing severe threats from climate change, particularly from prolonged marine heatwaves, which can lead to significant coral loss.
- The impact of these heatwaves on coral reefs varies based on the level of local disturbances and the specific biological structure within communities.
- Findings indicate that while undisturbed reefs dominated by competitive corals suffered greater losses during a recent heatwave, individual coral species generally fared worse with increased local disturbances, suggesting a complex relationship between disturbance and thermal stress.