Volume 5 - Issue 2

Impact of sea surface temperature variability on coral reef ecosystem health and resilience

Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey Dr. Deepa Biswas

Abstract

This study analyzes the effects of sea surface temperature (SST) variability on the health and resilience of corals, the genetic mechanisms underlying stress-coping, and the genetic mechanisms by which corals adapt. Assessing and analyzing using the Coral Resilience Index Model (CRIM), which incorporates SST variability and Δ SST data, along with indicators of coral health, resilience, and genomic data, ascertains the impact of different thermal regimes on coral recovery and the loss of long-term stability. It was demonstrated that coral resilience indicates non-progressive variability that correlates with SST variance of ±1.6. The reef of 1.6 shows a 25% correlation between recovery rates and genetic Diversity. Reefs outside 1.6 show less recovery, tolerance, and adaptability. It was clear that the model predicates environmental and coral adaptive dynamics. The emphasis on warm and cold variance, coupled with technique, and the system's vibrant UV capture, peering into advanced warm SST variance and activity, leads to broad conclusions. The answer illustrates with great clarity the active discrepancy to the large final warm SST values maintained.

Keywords: Coral bleaching, Sea surface temperature, Resilience, Genetic adaptation, Climate change, Reef health, Thermal stress

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Date

October 2025

Page Number

502-512
International Journal of Aquatic Research and Environmental Studies