Climate change, coral loss, and the curious case of the parrotfish paradigm: why don't marine protected areas improve reef resilience?
Scientists have advocated for local interventions, such as creating marine protected areas
and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of …
and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of …
Responses of coral-associated bacterial communities to local and global stressors
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 …
ecology. Coral-associated bacteria serve a wide variety of functional roles with reference to …
Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs
Plastic waste can promote microbial colonization by pathogens implicated in outbreaks of
disease in the ocean. We assessed the influence of plastic waste on disease risk in 124,000 …
disease in the ocean. We assessed the influence of plastic waste on disease risk in 124,000 …
[HTML][HTML] Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales
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 …
Stressors such as overfishing and nutrient pollution may reduce resilience of coral reefs by …
Chronic nutrient enrichment increases prevalence and severity of coral disease and bleaching
Nutrient loading is one of the strongest drivers of marine habitat degradation. Yet, the link
between nutrients and disease epizootics in marine organisms is often tenuous and …
between nutrients and disease epizootics in marine organisms is often tenuous and …
Nitrogen enrichment, altered stoichiometry, and coral reef decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys, USA: a 3-decade study
Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …
Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is expected to exceed 500 parts per million and
global temperatures to rise by at least 2° C by 2050 to 2100, values that significantly exceed …
global temperatures to rise by at least 2° C by 2050 to 2100, values that significantly exceed …
Deciphering coral disease dynamics: integrating host, microbiome, and the changing environment
Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …
The coral probiotic hypothesis
Emerging diseases have been responsible for the death of about 30% of corals worldwide
during the last 30 years. Coral biologists have predicted that by 2050 most of the world's …
during the last 30 years. Coral biologists have predicted that by 2050 most of the world's …
Coral-associated micro-organisms and their roles in promoting coral health and thwarting diseases
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 …
microbiota. Shifts in its composition often correlate with the appearance of signs of diseases …