Benthic composition changes on coral reefs at global scales
Globally, ecosystems are being reconfigured by a range of intensifying human-induced
stressors. Coral reefs are at the forefront of this environmental transformation, and if we are …
stressors. Coral reefs are at the forefront of this environmental transformation, and if we are …
Systematic review of the uncertainty of coral reef futures under climate change
Climate change impact syntheses, such as those by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, consistently assert that limiting global warming to 1.5° C is unlikely to safeguard …
Change, consistently assert that limiting global warming to 1.5° C is unlikely to safeguard …
The 2014–2017 global-scale coral bleaching event: insights and impacts
CM Eakin, HPA Sweatman, RE Brainard - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
2017 was an unprecedented period of successive record-breaking hot years, which
coincided with the most severe, widespread, and longest-lasting global-scale coral …
coincided with the most severe, widespread, and longest-lasting global-scale coral …
Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change
Identifying locations of refugia from the thermal stresses of climate change for coral reefs
and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for climate change …
and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for climate change …
Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene
Without drastic efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate globalized stressors, tropical
coral reefs are in jeopardy. Strategic conservation and management requires identification …
coral reefs are in jeopardy. Strategic conservation and management requires identification …
CoralTemp and the coral reef watch coral bleaching heat stress product suite version 3.1
W Skirving, B Marsh, J De La Cour, G Liu, A Harris… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch (CRW)
program has been providing resource managers, scientific researchers, and other coral reef …
program has been providing resource managers, scientific researchers, and other coral reef …
Shifting the microbiome of a coral holobiont and improving host physiology by inoculation with a potentially beneficial bacterial consortium
Y Zhang, Q Yang, J Ling, L Long, H Huang, J Yin… - BMC microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Background The coral microbiome plays a key role in host health by being involved in
energy metabolism, nutrient cycling, and immune system formation. Inoculating coral with …
energy metabolism, nutrient cycling, and immune system formation. Inoculating coral with …
Increased dominance of heat-tolerant symbionts creates resilient coral reefs in near-term ocean warming
AM Palacio-Castro, TB Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Climate change is radically altering coral reef ecosystems, mainly through increasingly
frequent and severe bleaching events. Yet, some reefs have exhibited higher thermal …
frequent and severe bleaching events. Yet, some reefs have exhibited higher thermal …
Three decades of heat stress exposure in Caribbean coral reefs: a new regional delineation to enhance conservation
AI Muñiz-Castillo, A Rivera-Sosa, I Chollett… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Increasing heat stress due to global climate change is causing coral reef decline, and the
Caribbean has been one of the most vulnerable regions. Here, we assessed three decades …
Caribbean has been one of the most vulnerable regions. Here, we assessed three decades …
South Atlantic coral reefs are major global warming refugia and less susceptible to bleaching
Mass coral bleaching has increased in intensity and frequency and has severely impacted
shallow tropical reefs worldwide. Although extensive investigation has been conducted on …
shallow tropical reefs worldwide. Although extensive investigation has been conducted on …