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Small coral reef fishes with large ecological footprints
Seascape connectivity can facilitate key ecosystem functions in complex ecosystems like coral reefs. Many reef fishes move across the seascape,...
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Coralline Hills: high complexity reef habitats on seamount summits of the Vitória-Trindade Chain
Seamounts and oceanic islands play an important role as biodiversity hotspots amid the vastness of the oligotrophic open ocean. While island ecology...
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Insights from the 2-year-long human confinement experiment in Grand Cayman reveal the resilience of coral reef fish communities
In March 2020, the world went into lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), with immediate impacts on wildlife across...
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Influences of Human Activities on Coral Reef Ecosystems in Sanya, China
As one of the most ecologically significant and human-related ecosystems, the coral reef ecosystem faces disturbances from human activities. As a...
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Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat map** from remote sensing
Coral reef management and conservation stand to benefit from improved high-resolution global map**. Yet classifications underpinning large-scale...
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Bank erosion drastically reduces oyster reef filtration services in estuarine environments
Oyster reefs near estuarine channels have experienced substantial mortality over the last decades, primarily due to bank erosion, potentially...
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Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production
Understanding the drivers of net coral reef calcium carbonate production is increasingly important as ocean warming, acidification, and other...
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Coral Reef: A Hot Spot of Marine Biodiversity
Coral reefs are the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth: they host 32 of 34 recognized phyla and approximately one third of all marine...
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The origin of suspended particulate matter in the Great Barrier Reef
River run-off has long been regarded as the largest source of organic-rich suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR),...
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Some Settings and Mechanisms of the Reef Dolomitization
AbstractSecondary dolomitization of reef formations is a fairly common phenomenon. Regardless of reef formation in the arid or humid climate, both...
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Biodiversity patterns of the coral reef cryptobiota around the Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula accounts for approximately 6% of the world’s coral reefs. Some thrive in extreme environments of temperature and salinity....
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Seven decades of transformation: evaluating the dynamics of coral reef fish communities in the **sha Islands, South China Sea
The **sha Islands constitute the largest coral reef archipelago on the northern margin of the Coral Triangle and are the largest coral reef...
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Close-range underwater photogrammetry for coral reef ecology: a systematic literature review
Close-range underwater photogrammetry, hereafter referred to as photogrammetry, is rapidly emerging as a new standard in measuring and monitoring...
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Cyclone Ilsa in April 2023 led to significant seabird mortality on Bedout Island
On 13 April 2023, Cyclone Ilsa crossed Bedout Island in the Timor Sea off Western Australia’s remote north coast. Extensive damage was done to the...
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Characteristics, residency and site fidelity of photo-identified reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) population in New Caledonia
Reef manta rays ( Mobula alfredi ) face threats from human exploitation and activity in several regions of the world and crucial information on the...
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Atypical weather patterns cause coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia during the 2021–2022 La Niña
Widespread coral bleaching was observed over the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, the world’s largest coral reef during the 2021–2022 La Niña. This...
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Behaviour of mesopredatory coral reef fishes in response to threats from sharks and humans
Both sharks and humans present a potentially lethal threat to mesopredatory fishes in coral reef systems, with implications for both population...
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Submerged Geosynthetic Reef as Shore Protection Measure for Islands
The Sagar Island, located north of the Bay of Bengal, intercepts the flow in the Hoogly estuary that comprises a network of several estuarine...
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Predicting Coral Reef Carbonate Chemistry Through Statistical Modeling: Constraining Nearshore Residence Time Around Guam
To accurately predict the impacts of ocean acidification on shallow-water ecosystems, we must account for the biogeochemical impact of local benthic...
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A social-ecological engagement with reef passages in New Caledonia: Connectors between coastal and oceanic spaces and species
Healthy and protected coral reefs help island systems in the tropics thrive and survive. Reef passages link the open ocean to lagoon and coastal...
