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The experiments were designed to understand the in-situ bleaching and nutrients responses of corals (Pocillopora spp.) to the interactive effect of elevated temperatures and elevated nutrient concentrations relative to controls. Slow-release agricultural fertilisers were used to elevate local concentrations. In 2022, two types of fertilisers were used (High N = 18-9-10 NPK or High P = 13-13-13 NPK). In 2023-24, the same fertiliser was used (24-7-14 NPK) but at two quantities, medium-N (50-75 g of fertiliser) and high-N (150-200 g of fertiliser) to better understand thresholds. Both experiments were conducted on lagoonal patch reefs in Laamu atoll, Maldives. \n\nThe work has been undertaken has been funded by the GCRF-UKRI South Asian Nitrogen Hub and enabled through the University of Edinburgh and Maldivian non-governmental organisation, Maldives Resilient Reefs.","metadataDate":"2026-03-25T16:45:50","resourceIdentifiers":[{"code":"https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c176bbd1-7ad6-43e7-b82b-7c707e95522f"},{"code":"10.5285/c176bbd1-7ad6-43e7-b82b-7c707e95522f","codeSpace":"doi:"}],"relationships":[{"relation":"http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf","target":"a45a41ca-8139-413c-b3de-14d3a321eacd"}],"lineage":"Coral bleaching data was generated through a visual assessment against University of Queensland coral bleaching cards for each coral during the experiments, where 1 = bleached, 6 = not bleached. 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