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Cretaceous Corals
The chapter gives an overview over the morphology, study methods, evolution, classification, taxonomy, and paleoecology of the post-paleozoic corals...
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The Long March of Corals
After providing a brief history of the emergence of Life on the early Earth and of the chemical evolution of the atmosphere and the early ocean,...
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Corals and Reefs From the Beginning to an Uncertain Future
The health status and future of tropical coral reefs, as tourist destinations, are regularly subjected to media coverage. Many documentaries...
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Deducing photosymbiosis in extinct heliolitid corals
The matter of photosymbiosis in Paleozoic corals remains unresolved as it is not possible to directly check for the presence of algal symbionts in...
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Meta-analysis reveals weak associations between reef fishes and corals
Habitat associations underpin species ecologies in high-diversity systems. Within tropical, shallow water coral reefs, the relationship between...
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Macroalgae and zoanthids require physical contact to harm corals in Southwestern Atlantic
Space can be limited in reef ecosystems leading to competitive interactions among sessile organisms. Some competitive mechanisms can require physical...
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Microbiome changes in Sinularia spp. soft corals relative to health status
Coral reefs are globally important ecosystems with high species diversity at both the macro and micro scales. In recent years, coral reefs have been...
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Does high parasite load contribute to limitation of the poleward range of Acropora corals?
The role of species interactions in setting species range limits is rarely empirically explored. Here, we quantify host and parasite densities in...
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The adaptation of three scleractinian corals from the perspectives of Symbiodiniaceae and photosynthesis capacity at Luhuitou fringing reef
The growth properties and environmental adaptability of different corals and symbionts vary. Therefore, insights from the adaptive mechanisms of...
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Scleractinian corals rely on heterotrophy in highly turbid environments
Coral communities can survive in stressful environments; however, the mechanisms corals employ to endure challenging conditions are poorly...
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Live slow, die old: larval propagation of slow-growing, stress-tolerant corals for reef restoration
Efforts to restore coral reefs usually involve transplanting asexually propagated fast-growing corals. However, this approach can lead to outplanted...
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Wild and nursery-raised corals: comparative physiology of two framework coral species
Worldwide decline in coral populations has led to the development of numerous coral conservation and restoration groups. These groups have...
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Population Genetics of Cuba’s Scleractinian Corals
Cuba’s coasts support a large area of diverse and relatively healthy coral communities that are centrally located at the interface of the northern...
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Effects of invasive sun corals on habitat structural complexity mediate reef trophic pathways
Biological invasions have modified habitat structure, forcing changes in ecosystem functions. Structural complexity modulates diversity and trophic...
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Different times, similar mechanism? Convergent patterns in light-induced phenotypic plasticity in Devonian and modern corals
Modern scleractinian corals can display high phenotypic plasticity, which reflects an interplay among various environmental controls, such as...
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The community stability of Symbiodiniaceae and bacteria of different morphological corals and linkages to coral susceptibility to anthropogenic disturbance
Variously shaped corals, such as branching and massive corals, exhibit divergent environmental susceptibility properties. The susceptibility...
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The microbiomes of five temperate soft corals declining in the Sea of Marmara
Pollution, sedimentation and physical destruction from net fishing are more imminent threats to temperate corals than thermal stress in the Sea of...
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Life and Death of Cold-Water Corals Across the Mediterranean Sea
Deep-sea explorations performed over the last two decades have shown evidence of abundant living cold-water coral communities in the Mediterranean...
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Three-dimensional morphological variation and physical functionality of Caribbean corals
Reef functionality depends on the coral community’s species composition, abundance, and on the capacity of corals to build carbonate structures....
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Interactions between invaders: facilitation of boring bivalves leads to reduced adhesive strength of sun corals
Sun corals ( Tubastraea spp.) have invaded the SW Atlantic coast in the 1980s, saturating vertical walls at heavily impacted areas. More recently, the...
