Simulating the impacts of ocean deoxygenation on coral reef resilience using adaptive ecosystem modeling
measurements and satellite observations for model calibration. Simulation results indicate that targeted aeration, watershed nutrient reduction, and microbiome manipulation can reduce cumulative hypoxic stress by up to 43% over two decades, while increasing live coral cover by 28% relative to baseline projections. Sensitivity analyses reveal that model outcomes are particularly influenced by microbial acclimation rates and seasonal DO minima, highlighting the importance of fine-scale biogeochemical monitoring. Overall, the findings demonstrate the value of an adaptive, data-driven decision-support framework that integrates ecological processes, high-resolution environmental data, and management interventions, offering scalable guidance for hypoxia resilience planning in threatened coral reef systems.
Authors
- Kalaivani T.
- Kavitha M. S.
- Baranidharan T.
- Sumathi T.
Institutions
- n&k Technology (United States) (US)
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada) (CA)
- Government College of Science (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2026.2664333
- Primary Topic
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00