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How vulnerable is Acropora cervicornis to environmental change? Lessons from the early to middle Holocene

2009; Geological Society of America; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/g25479a.1

1943-2682

Lisa Greer, Julia Jackson, H. Allen Curran, T. P. Guilderson, Lida Teneva,

Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Research Article| March 01, 2009 How vulnerable is Acropora cervicornis to environmental change? Lessons from the early to middle Holocene Lisa Greer; Lisa Greer 11Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Julia E. Jackson; Julia E. Jackson 11Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H. Allen Curran; H. Allen Curran 22Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts 01063, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tom Guilderson; Tom Guilderson 33Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-397, Livermore, California 94550, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lida Teneva Lida Teneva 44Environmental Earth System Science, School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Lisa Greer 11Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA Julia E. Jackson 11Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA H. Allen Curran 22Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts 01063, USA Tom Guilderson 33Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-397, Livermore, California 94550, USA Lida Teneva 44Environmental Earth System Science, School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 27 Aug 2008 Revision Received: 05 Nov 2008 Accepted: 06 Nov 2008 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2009 Geological Society of America Geology (2009) 37 (3): 263–266. https://doi.org/10.1130/G25479A.1 Article history Received: 27 Aug 2008 Revision Received: 05 Nov 2008 Accepted: 06 Nov 2008 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Lisa Greer, Julia E. Jackson, H. Allen Curran, Tom Guilderson, Lida Teneva; How vulnerable is Acropora cervicornis to environmental change? Lessons from the early to middle Holocene. Geology 2009;; 37 (3): 263–266. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G25479A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The coral Acropora cervicornis is considered a modern environmental indicator species, vulnerable to anthropogenic stress and rapidly disappearing throughout the Caribbean. Causes for its decline have been attributed to both natural and anthropogenic factors. Physical and geochemical data are used to explore conditions under which this species thrived in early to middle Holocene reef deposits (ca. 9.4–5.4 ka) of the Enriquillo Valley, southwestern Dominican Republic. This study shows that A. cervicornis flourished during a 4000 yr period spanning the Holocene Thermal Maximum, and high-resolution radiocarbon dating reveals continuous growth for at least 2000 yr. Holocene A. cervicornis survived large-scale climate and environmental changes that included high temperatures, variable salinity, hurricanes, and rapid sea-level rise with remarkable resilience. Our data suggest that the recent decline in A. cervicornis is anomalous and likely tied to ecosystem change beyond natural causes. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.