Mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs interact in tropical regions throughout the world.
These ecosystems exhibit strong synergies, as the health of each ecosystem supports the …

The ability of bottom‐dwelling marine epifauna to regenerate injured or lost body parts is
critical to the survival of individuals from disturbances that inflict wounds. Numerous studies …

Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Scleractinian (hard) corals are fundamental to the geomorphology, biodiversity, and
structure of coral reef ecosystems (Goreau 1963, Hoegh-Guldberg 2004, Pratchett et al …

History shows that Caribbean coastal ecosystems were severely degraded long before
ecologists began to study them. Large vertebrates such as the green turtle, hawksbill turtle …

Humans transformed Western Atlantic coastal marine ecosystems before modern ecological
investigations began. Paleoecological, archeological, and historical reconstructions …

Coral communities are changing rapidly worldwide through loss of coral cover and shifts in
species composition. Although many reef-building corals are likely to decline, some weedy …

Coral reefs represent the most spectacular and diverse marine ecosystem on the planet as
well as a critical source of income for millions of people. However, the combined effects of …

A survey of 12 heavy metals in the skeleton of the coral Siderastrea siderea and reef
sediments in 23 reefs along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama (1497 km) …

Hawaiian waters show a trend of increasing temperature over the past several decades that
are consistent with observations in other coral reef areas of the world. The first documented …