Coral-reef ecosystems are experiencing frequent and severe disturbance events that are
reducing global coral abundance and potentially overwhelming the natural capacity for reefs …

Coral bleaching is the single largest global threat to coral reefs worldwide. Integrating the
diverse body of work on coral bleaching is critical to understanding and combating this …

Loss of foundation reef-corals is eroding the viability of reef communities and ecosystem
function in many regions globally. Coral populations are naturally resilient but when …

Studying chronobiology in reef-building corals is challenging due to the tightly coupled
symbiosis with their photosynthetic algae, Symbiodiniaceae. Although symbiosis requires …

Marine pelagic larvae use a hierarchy of environmental cues to identify a suitable benthic
habitat on which to settle and metamorphose into the adult phase of the life cycle. Most …

While the escalating impacts of climate change and other anthropogenic pressures on coral
reefs are well documented at the coral community level, studies of species-specific trends …

Scleractinian corals often reproduce in synchronized spawning events to maximize gamete
fertilization and coral larval production. The extent of spawning synchrony and its timing vary …

Microbes can play an important role in the physiology of animals by providing essential
nutrients, inducing immune pathways, and influencing the specific species that compose the …

Organismal responses to light: dark cycles can result from two general processes:(a) direct
response to light or (b) a free‐running rhythm (ie, a circadian clock). Previous research in …

Background Animals have specific molecular, physiological, and behavioral responses to
light that are influenced by wavelength and intensity. Predictable environmental changes …