Sponges are a major component of benthic ecosystems across the world and fulfil a number
of important functional roles. However, despite their importance, there have been few …

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 …

Ecosystem-based management on coral reefs has historically focused on biodiversity
conservation through the establishment of marine reserves, but it is increasingly recognised …

Bioeroding sponges play a central role in carbonate cycling on corals reefs. They may
respond differently to habitat deterioration than many other benthic invertebrates, because at …

Monitoring has become a critical component of managing marine environments world-wide
in the face of local and global anthropogenic impacts. Typically the focus of most monitoring …

Substratum preferences and contact interactions among sessile organisms can be a major
determinant of biotic gradients in the structure of benthic communities on coral reefs …

Abstract Podocotyloides stenometra Pritchard, 1966 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) is the only
trematode known to infect anthozoan corals. It causes disease in coral polyps of the genus …

Sponges (Porifera) are a key component of many coral reef ecosystems. In some
biogeographic regions, they are considered the dominant benthic fauna and they have the …

Defenses that target particular consumers often influence community organization,
ecosystem function, and diversity maintenance. In coral reef, mangrove, and seagrass …

Natural communities can undergo large temporal changes in abundance and species
composition that may be difficult to detect without long-term ecological monitoring …