Palaeontological signatures of the Anthropocene are distinct from those of previous epochs

M Williams, J Zalasiewicz, AD Barnosky… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The “Great Acceleration” of the mid-20th century provides the causal mechanism of
the Anthropocene, which has been proposed as a new epoch of geological time beginning …

Common Caribbean corals exhibit highly variable responses to future acidification and warming

CB Bove, JB Ries, SW Davies… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We conducted a 93-day experiment investigating the independent and combined effects of
acidification (280− 3300 µatm p CO2) and warming (28° C and 31° C) on calcification and …

Assessing the ecological effects of human impacts on coral reefs in Bocas del Toro, Panama

J Seemann, CT González, R Carballo-Bolaños… - Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Environmental and biological reef monitoring was conducted in Almirante Bay (Bahía
Almirante) in Bocas del Toro, Panama, to assess impacts from anthropogenic developments …

Convergent mortality responses of Caribbean coral species to seawater warming

TB Smith, ME Brandt, JM Calnan, RS Nemeth… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Species‐specific responses to disturbance are a central consideration for predicting the
composition, dynamics, and function of future communities. These responses may be …

Evaluating coral trophic strategies using fatty acid composition and indices

VZ Radice, MT Brett, B Fry, MD Fox… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The ecological success of shallow water reef-building corals has been linked to the
symbiosis between the coral host and its dinoflagellate symbionts (herein 'symbionts'). As …

Denitrification Aligns with N2 Fixation in Red Sea Corals

A Tilstra, YC El-Khaled, F Roth, N Rädecker… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Denitrification may potentially alleviate excess nitrogen (N) availability in coral holobionts to
maintain a favourable N to phosphorous ratio in the coral tissue. However, little is known …

Sedimentation rapidly induces an immune response and depletes energy stores in a hard coral

C Sheridan, P Grosjean, J Leblud, CV Palmer… - Coral reefs, 2014 - Springer
High sedimentation rates have been linked to reduced coral health within multiple systems;
however, whether this is a direct result of compromised coral immunity has not been …

Variation in the health and biochemical condition of the coral Acropora tenuis along two water quality gradients on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

MM Rocker, DS Francis, KE Fabricius, BL Willis… - Marine Pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study explores how plasticity in biochemical attributes, used as indicators of health and
condition, enables the coral Acropora tenuis to respond to differing water quality regimes in …

The use of 13C and 15N isotope labeling techniques to assess heterotrophy of corals

J Seemann - Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 2013 - Elsevier
This study was conducted in Bocas del Toro, Almirante bay, which is a reef environment
strongly influenced from terrestrial and river run off, sedimentation from dredging and port …

Levels of autotrophy and heterotrophy in mesophotic corals near the end photic zone

A Carmignani, VZ Radice, KM McMahon… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mesophotic corals live at~ 30-150 m depth and can sustain metabolic processes under light-
limited conditions by enhancing autotrophy through specialized photoadaptations or …