PELLETIER , Bernard

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Fourteen years ago, the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami demonstrated the destructional capability of tsunamis to the entire world. Since then, many research programs have been initiated to try to understand the phenomenon and its related hazards better and to improve the early warning systems for exposed coastal populations. Pacific...

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The diversity of oceanic and continental reef structures of New Caledonia is reviewed, taking into account their geological history and in particular, that since the last interglacial period. To guide this review, a new path is provided by following the diversity of units that have been mapped and characterized using high spatial resolution...

The Grande Terre of New Caledonia is enclosed by one of the longest barrier reefs in the world. For the first time, the fore-reef slopes of this barrier reef have been sampled by dredging, from 40 to 320 m deep, in order to analyze their sedimentological and biological characteristics. The rocks and sediments can be divided into seven...

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Forum BIOdiversité des Ecosystèmes Coralliens, 30 octobre-4 novembre, Nouméa (Nouvelle-Calédonie)

A novel anaerobic, alkaliphilic, Gram-stain-positive, spore-forming bacterium was isolated from a carbonaceous hydrothermal chimney in Prony Bay, New Caledonia. This bacterium, designated strain 3bT, grew at temperatures from 30 to 43 °C (optimum 37 °C) and at pH between 7.8 and 10.1 (optimum 9.5). Added NaCl was not required for growth...

Tectonics, v. 22, n. 4, p. 1034, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2002TC001422

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Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 108, n. B11, p. 2519, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2002JB00208

The barrier reef tract of New Caledonia is the second largest in the world enclosing lagoons of variable width. The Late Quaternary evolution of these barrier reefs and lagoons is poorly known. A recent high resolution seismic and multibeam bathymetry survey was carried out in the south-western lagoon from shoreline to open ocean across the...

This paper presents 34 geochemical analyses, 24 Ar‐Ar ages, and two U‐Pb ages of igneous rocks from the back‐arc basins and submarine ridges in the Coral Sea‐New Caledonia region. The D'Entrecasteaux Ridge is a composite structural feature. Primitive arc tholeiites of Eocene age (34–56 Ma) are present along a 200 km length of the ridge and...

A novel anaerobic bacterium, strain ST07-YET, was isolated from a carbonate chimney of the Prony Hydrothermal Field (PHF) in New Caledonia. Cells were Gram-positive-staining, straight rods (0.7-0.8 x 3.0-5.0 µm). They were motile by the means of lateral flagella. Strain ST07-YET was mesophilic (optimum 35°C), moderately alkaliphilic and...

ReefTEMPS est un réseau d'observation des eaux côtières dans la région du Pacifique Sud, Ouest et Sud-Ouest pour le suivi à long terme du changement climatique et de ses effets sur l'état des récifs coralliens et de leurs ressources. Le système d'information, mis en place en 2011, permet la gestion et la valorisation de ces données...

We investigated surface carbonate sediments at 33 sites on the outer shelf and slope around New Caledonia (163°–167°E, 20°–23°S), at water depths of 75–720 m. Four carbonate sedimentary facies are recognized on the basis of sediment size fractions and predominant constituents: Facies 1, encrusted grains (rhodoliths and macroids), bryozoa, and...

We analyzed interseismic velocity fields along the Vanuatu arc subduction zone from more than 45 GPS station measurements spanning 15 years. Convergence with respect to the Australian plate (AP) is normal to the trench, with amplitudes that vary greatly from a maximum of 170 mm a−1 at Vanikoro to 27 mm a−1 facing the D'Entrecasteaux Ridge...

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Serpentinization is a natural process that transforms ferromagnesian minerals such as olivine into serpentine and that produces waters at very high pH and gases enriched in methane (CH4) and hydrogen (H2). We report the composition of gases venting at two springs (Bain des Japonais and Rivière des Kaoris) of the serpentinizing environment of...

Marine Geology, v. 254, n. 1-2, p. 18-34, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2008.04.014