Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …

Reports of new and emerging coral diseases have proliferated in recent years. Such coral
diseases are often cited as contributing to coral reef decline. Many of these diseases …

Globally coral reefs have been declining at alarming rates as a result of anthropogenic
stressors, leading to increased frequency and severity of widespread bleaching and disease …

The long-term consequences of climate change and potential environmental degradation
are likely to include aspects of disease emergence in marine plants and animals. In turn …

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 …

Imagery collected by still and video cameras is an increasingly important tool for minimal
impact, repeatable observations in the marine environment. Data generated from imagery …

Coral reefs are degrading worldwide at an alarming rate. Nutrient over-enrichment is
considered a major cause of this decline because degraded coral reefs generally exhibit a …

Trends in the health of coral reefs worldwide were examined by surveying the literature for
quantitative studies of coral abundance that were at least four years long and contained data …

The decline of corals on tropical reefs is usually ascribed to a combination of natural and
anthropogenic factors, but the relative importance of these causes remains unclear. In this …

Coral reef communities are threatened worldwide. Resource managers urgently need
indicators of the biological condition of reef environments that can relate data acquired …