Populations on small islands surrounded by coral reefs often heavily depend on the services
provided by these reefs. The health and recovery of reefs are strongly influenced by …

Coral larval settlement relies on biogenic cues such as those elicited by microbial biofilm
communities, a crucial element of coral recruitment. Eutrophication can modify these biofilm …

Artificial reefs are used as tools for the restoration of degrading coral reefs by providing new
settlement substrates. The initial recruitment process consists of the formation of microbial …

Coastal eutrophication is a key driver of shifts in bacterial communities on coral reefs. With
fringing and patch reefs at varying distances from the coast the Spermonde Archipelago in …

Numerous studies have demonstrated the differences in bacterial communities associated
with corals versus those in their surrounding environment. However, these environmental …

Coral cover and recruitment have decreased on reefs worldwide due to climate change-
related disturbances. Achieving reliable coral larval settlement under aquaculture conditions …

Biofilms play an important role as a settlement cue for invertebrate larvae and significantly
contribute to the nutrient turnover in aquatic ecosystems. Nevertheless, little is known about …

Little information is known about biofilm formation in the thermally stressed coral reef
systems north of the Arabian Gulf. The current study investigates the abundance and …

Bacterial biofilms provide cues for the settlement of marine invertebrates such as coral
larvae, and are therefore important for the resilience and recovery of coral reefs. This study …

Complex microbial communities are known to exert significant influence over coral reef
ecosystems. The Talang-Satang National Park is situated off the coast of Sematan and is …