Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

Background Management actions that address local-scale stressors on coral reefs can
rapidly improve water quality and reef ecosystem condition. In response to reef managers …

Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of
life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently …

Background Interest in impact evaluation has grown rapidly as research funders
increasingly demand evidence that their investments lead to public benefits. Aims This …

The world's coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly changing
environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas, they are of enormous importance to …

Temperature-induced mass coral bleaching causing mortality on a wide geographic scale
started when atmospheric CO2 levels exceeded∼ 320ppm. When CO2 levels reached∼ …

Mycologists have been fascinated with marine fungi for more than 70 years now. An
enormous volume of information on marine fungi is presently available. We can now say …

The Indonesian government is currently directing its focus of development on the optimum
uses of marine and coastal ecosystem services including the marine and coastal tourism …

Mass coral bleaching has increased in intensity and frequency and has severely impacted
shallow tropical reefs worldwide. Although extensive investigation has been conducted on …

Assimilation of inorganic nitrogen from nutrient-poor tropical seas is an essential challenge
for the endosymbiosis between reef-building corals and dinoflagellates. Despite the clear …