Climate change, coral loss, and the curious case of the parrotfish paradigm: why don't marine protected areas improve reef resilience?
Scientists have advocated for local interventions, such as creating marine protected areas
and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of …
and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of …
Drivers of Holocene sea-level change in the Caribbean
We present a Holocene relative sea-level (RSL) database for the Caribbean region (5° N to
25° N and 55° W to 90° W) that consists of 499 sea-level index points and 238 limiting dates …
25° N and 55° W to 90° W) that consists of 499 sea-level index points and 238 limiting dates …
The unprecedented loss of Florida's reef‐building corals and the emergence of a novel coral‐reef assemblage
Over the last half century, climate change, coral disease, and other anthropogenic
disturbances have restructured coral‐reef ecosystems on a global scale. The …
disturbances have restructured coral‐reef ecosystems on a global scale. The …
Do no-take reserves benefit Florida's corals? 14 years of change and stasis in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
With coral populations in decline globally, it is critical that we tease apart the relative impacts
of ecological and physical perturbations on reef ecosystems to determine the most …
of ecological and physical perturbations on reef ecosystems to determine the most …
Twenty years of change in benthic communities across the Belizean Barrier Reef
Disease, storms, ocean warming, and pollution have caused the mass mortality of reef-
building corals across the Caribbean over the last four decades. Subsequently, stony corals …
building corals across the Caribbean over the last four decades. Subsequently, stony corals …
Regime shifts on tropical coral reef ecosystems: future trajectories to animal-dominated states in response to anthropogenic stressors
Despite the global focus on the occurrence of regime shifts on shallow-water tropical coral
reefs over the last two decades, most of this research continues to focus on changes to algal …
reefs over the last two decades, most of this research continues to focus on changes to algal …
Legacy effects of anthropogenic disturbances modulate dynamics in the world's coral reefs
FJ González‐Barrios, N Estrada‐Saldívar… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rapidly changing conditions alter disturbance patterns, highlighting the need to better
understand how the transition from pulse disturbances to more persistent stress will impact …
understand how the transition from pulse disturbances to more persistent stress will impact …
The timing and causality of ecological shifts on Caribbean reefs
Caribbean reefs have experienced unprecedented changes in the past four decades. Of
great concern is the perceived widespread shift from coral to macroalgal dominance and the …
great concern is the perceived widespread shift from coral to macroalgal dominance and the …
A positive trajectory for corals at Little Cayman Island
Coral reefs are damaged by natural disturbances and local and global anthropogenic
stresses. As stresses intensify, so do debates about whether reefs will recover after …
stresses. As stresses intensify, so do debates about whether reefs will recover after …
A quarter-century of variation in sponge abundance and community structure on shallow reefs in St. John, US Virgin Islands
PJ Edmunds, M Coblentz, J Wulff - Marine biology, 2020 - Springer
This study tested the hypothesis that sponge assemblages on the reefs of St. John, US
Virgin Islands (18.315° N, 64.716° W), changed from 1992 to 2017. Sponges were identified …
Virgin Islands (18.315° N, 64.716° W), changed from 1992 to 2017. Sponges were identified …