Hoeksema Bert W, Meijer Zu Schlochtern Melanie P, Samimi-Namin Kaveh, McFadden Catherine S
Taxonomy, Systematics and Geodiversity Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands; Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, the Netherlands; Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9505, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands.
Nature Foundation St. Maarten, Wellsburg Street 1A Unit 25-26, Cole Bay, Sint Maarten (Dutch Part); Wageningen University & Research, Aquaculture and Fisheries, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2023 Mar;188:114649. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114649. Epub 2023 Feb 1.
Little is known about early coral settlement on shipwrecks with regard to their species and size compositions. Hurricanes in the Caribbean have a long history of sinking ships but a link with new coral settlement is understudied. In 2017, Hurricane Irma caused the sinking of over 300 vessels in the coastal waters of Saint Martin, eastern Caribbean. In 2021, coral settlement was studied on one of them, which included two native, one non-native, and two cryptogenic species. The corals were smaller than 8 cm in diameter. The invasive Tubastraea coccinea was the most abundant scleractinian and was predominantly represented by juveniles. A cryptogenic species, Stragulum bicolor, new for the Caribbean, was the most common octocoral. Because they can be harmful to the environment, shipwrecks should be monitored frequently for the occurrence of non-native species, especially when they are only a few years old.
关于沉船早期珊瑚定居的物种和大小组成，人们了解甚少。加勒比地区的飓风致使船只沉没由来已久，但飓风与新的珊瑚定居之间的联系尚未得到充分研究。2017年，伊尔玛飓风导致加勒比海东部圣马丁沿海水域300多艘船只沉没。2021年，对其中一艘沉船的珊瑚定居情况进行了研究，研究对象包括两种本地物种、一种非本地物种和两种隐存种。这些珊瑚的直径小于8厘米。入侵性的橙杯珊瑚是最常见的石珊瑚，且主要为幼体。一种加勒比地区新发现的隐存种——双色角珊瑚，是最常见的八放珊瑚。由于沉船可能对环境有害，因此应经常监测沉船是否出现非本地物种，尤其是在沉船形成仅数年的时候。
