Coral reef ecosystems are at the crossroads. While significant gaps still exist in our
understanding of how “normal” reefs work, unprecedented changes in coral reef systems …

Abstract Changes from coral to macroalgal dominance following disturbances to corals
symbolize the global degradation of coral reefs. The development of effective conservation …

The global loss and degradation of coral reefs, as a result of intensified frequency and
severity of bleaching events, is a major concern. Evidence of heat stress affecting corals …

Despite recent efforts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, current global emission
trajectories are still following the business‐as‐usual representative concentration pathway …

Incorporating species' ability to adaptively respond to climate change is critical for robustly
predicting persistence. One such example could be the adaptive role of algal symbionts in …

The rapid growth of scleractinian corals is responsible for the persistence of coral reefs
through time. Coral growth rates have declined over the past 30 years in the western Pacific …

Two facets of climate change–increased tropical storm intensity and ocean acidification–are
expected to detrimentally affect reef-building organisms by increasing their mortality rates …

Background Coral reefs around the world are experiencing large-scale degradation, largely
due to global climate change, overfishing, diseases and eutrophication. Climate change …

Aim Predictions for the future of coral reefs are largely based on thermal exposure and
poorly account for potential geographic variation in biological sensitivity to thermal stress …

A global overview of the potential impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coral
reefs, and of the implications of such impacts for ecological sustainable use of coral reefs …