Please join me in congratulating PhD student and GRG collaborator Mike Hyne on the publication of his comprehensive new paper in the Nature family journal Scientific Data.

Hynes, M. G., O’Dea, A., Webster, J. M, and Renema, W., 2024. ‘RADReef: A global Holocene Reef Rate of Accretion Dataset’, Scientific Data, 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03228-w

This paper presents a new global database compiled through the systematic review of Holocene core reef vertical accretions rates. In total, Mike compiled data from 117 studies, comprising a total 1,066 cores, with 3,535 dates, from 162 localities around the world. We hope that the Reef Rate of Accretion Dataset (RADReef) will be of value to the scientific community working on coral reef systems and the impact of past and future environmental changes – particularly sea level rise – on the vital reef development parameter that is vertical reef accretion (ie. the ability of the reef to aggrade vertically).

This study represents part Mike’s PhD program and also a contribution to the wider 4D-REEF is a research programme funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. The research consortium brings together researchers from 18 different organisations across Europe, southeast Asia, and includes the GRG as a partner.

Well done Mike and the team!

Cheers

Jody

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