[PDF][PDF] Progress and direction in the use of stable isotopes to understand complex coral reef ecosystems: A review

C Skinner, MRD Cobain, Y Zhu… - … and Marine Biology, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Coral reef ecosystems are exceptionally complex with a myriad of trophic pathways and
consumer relationships. The application of stable isotopes (SIs) offers numerous …

Biodiversity of coral reef cryptobiota shuffles but does not decline under the combined stressors of ocean warming and acidification

MA Timmers, CP Jury, J Vicente… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Ocean-warming and acidification are predicted to reduce coral reef biodiversity, but the
combined effects of these stressors on overall biodiversity are largely unmeasured. Here, we …

Emigration patterns of motile cryptofauna and their implications for trophic functioning in coral reefs

K Wolfe, AA Desbiens, PJ Mumby - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Patterns of movement of marine species can reflect strategies of reproduction and dispersal,
species' interactions, trophodynamics, and susceptibility to change, and thus critically inform …

Outcomes of feeding activity of the sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa on quantity, biochemical composition, and nutritional quality of sedimentary organic matter

V Pasquini, P Addis, AA Giglioli, D Moccia… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Holothuria tubulosa is one of the most common sea cucumbers in the
Mediterranean Sea, generally associated with organically enriched coastal sediments and …

Response and adaptation mechanisms of Apostichopus japonicus to single and combined anthropogenic stresses of polystyrene microplastics or cadmium

K Li, F Wang, S Liu, X Cheng, J Xu, X Liu… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have become pervasive in marine ecosystems, exerting detrimental
effects on marine life. The concurrent presence and interaction of MPs and heavy metals in …

Impacts of climate change stressors on the Great Barrier Reef

M Byrne, SA Foo, A Vila-Concejo… - … Processes of Coral …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
In a high CO2 world, coral reefs face a perilous future due to the multitude of co-occurring
climate stressors. Climate change is causing sea-level rise, thermal stress, ocean …

Cryptofaunal communities are influenced by benthic cover and fish abundance in a large Caribbean coral reef system

M Armenteros, Y Díaz-Delgado, D Marzo-Pérez… - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Small-sized invertebrates inhabiting hard substrates in coral reefs (aka cryptofauna)
contribute substantially to reef biodiversity, but their patterns of distribution and ecological …

Abundance modulates the ecosystem functional contributions of two sympatric Caribbean sea cucumbers

R Munger, HV Watkins, JC Dunic, IM Côté - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
In highly diverse systems such as coral reefs, many species appear to fulfil similar ecological
roles, suggesting that they might be ecologically equivalent. However, even if species …

Eukaryotic food sources analysis in situ of tropical common sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota based on 18S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing

Y Zhang, F Gao, Q Xu, Y Wang, H Wang… - Journal of Oceanology …, 2023 - Springer
Sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota is one of the most widespread tropical holothurian
species. In this study, eukaryotic organism composition in foregut and hindgut contents of H …