Increasing evidence suggests that coral reefs exposed to elevated turbidity may be more
resilient to climate change impacts and serve as an important conservation hotspot …

The worldwide decline of coral reefs has renewed interest in coral communities at the edge
of environmental limits because they have the potential to serve as resilience hotspots and …

Cartagena Bay (CB) is an industrialized site in the Caribbean. The aim of this study was to
evaluate contamination patterns by trace elements in sediments from CB. Sediment samples …

Coral reefs are undergoing degradation due to overexploitation, pollution, and climate
change. Management and restoration efforts require that we gain a better understanding of …

Coral reefs are commonly associated with oligotrophic, well-illuminated waters. In 2013, a
healthy coral reef was discovered in one of the least expected places within the Colombian …

Emerging pollutants and priority substances are of growing concern due to their toxicity
potential to aquatic organisms and human health. However, few reports on this issue in …

Coral reefs are beginning to experience conditions unlike any in recent history.
Understanding ecosystem function on future reefs will require reassessing ecological …

Globally, coral reefs are degrading due to a variety of stressors including climate change
and pollution. Active restoration is an important effort for sustaining coral reefs where …

The protection of ecosystems with high diversity, such as coral reefs, is not an approach that
guarantees their conservation. Thus, maintaining connectivity among coral populations over …

Under the quest for continual blue growth, port developments in Latin America continue to
grow, in ecological footprint and socio-economic impact. This article reviews a series of ports …