Responses of coral-associated bacterial communities to local and global stressors

JM McDevitt-Irwin, JK Baum, M Garren… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The microbial contribution to ecological resilience is still largely overlooked in coral reef
ecology. Coral-associated bacteria serve a wide variety of functional roles with reference to …

Microbial interactions with dissolved organic matter are central to coral reef ecosystem function and resilience

CE Nelson, L Wegley Kelly… - Annual Review of Marine …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
To thrive in nutrient-poor waters, coral reefs must retain and recycle materials efficiently. This
review centers microbial processes in facilitating the persistence and stability of coral reefs …

Surviving in a marine desert: the sponge loop retains resources within coral reefs

JM De Goeij, D Van Oevelen, MJA Vermeij, R Osinga… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Ever since Darwin's early descriptions of coral reefs, scientists have debated how one of the
world's most productive and diverse ecosystems can thrive in the marine equivalent of a …

[HTML][HTML] Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales

JR Zaneveld, DE Burkepile, AA Shantz… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Losses of corals worldwide emphasize the need to understand what drives reef decline.
Stressors such as overfishing and nutrient pollution may reduce resilience of coral reefs by …

Re-evaluating the health of coral reef communities: baselines and evidence for human impacts across the central Pacific

JE Smith, R Brainard, A Carter… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Numerous studies have documented declines in the abundance of reef-building corals over
the last several decades and in some but not all cases, phase shifts to dominance by …

Coral-associated micro-organisms and their roles in promoting coral health and thwarting diseases

CJ Krediet, KB Ritchie, VJ Paul… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the last decade, significant advances have been made in characterization of the coral
microbiota. Shifts in its composition often correlate with the appearance of signs of diseases …

Global microbialization of coral reefs

AF Haas, MFM Fairoz, LW Kelly, CE Nelson… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Microbialization refers to the observed shift in ecosystem trophic structure towards higher
microbial biomass and energy use. On coral reefs, the proximal causes of microbialization …

Rate and fate of dissolved organic carbon release by seaweeds: a missing link in the coastal ocean carbon cycle

ER Paine, M Schmid, PW Boyd… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release by seaweeds (marine macroalgae) is a critical
component of the coastal ocean biogeochemical carbon cycle but is an aspect of seaweed …

Sewage pollution: mitigation is key for coral reef stewardship

SL Wear, RV Thurber - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are in decline worldwide, and land‐derived sources of pollution, including
sewage, are a major force driving that deterioration. This review presents evidence that …

Oxygen: the universal currency on coral reefs

HR Nelson, AH Altieri - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
Coral reefs are suffering unprecedented declines worldwide. Most studies focus on stressors
such as rising temperatures, nutrient pollution, overfishing, and ocean acidification as …