The negative effects of chemical contaminants on tropical marine ecosystems are of
increasing concern as human populations expand adjacent to these communities …

The seawater CO2 system and carbon budget were examined in coral reefs of wide variety
with respect to topographic types and oceanographic settings in the Indo-Pacific oceans. A …

Understanding processes that drive community recovery are needed to predict ecosystem
trajectories and manage for impacts under increasing global threats. Yet, the quantification …

Sunscreen pollution can be a symptom of unsustainable tourism and coastal development,
impacting marine and aquatic resources. When introduced into marine and freshwater …

The majority of creatures are invertebrates. Invertebrate animals are the major energy
conduits and agents of nutrient and material recycling in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial …

Marine ecosystems play a central role in economic and social life in the Republic of Palau, a
Small Island Developing State in the Western Pacific. Marine resources underpin …

Mass coral bleaching is currently viewed as a major threat to the long-term health of coral
reef communities. Here we quantify coral bleaching in Palau coincident with the 1997/1998 …

Hong Kong's coastal waters afford a marginal environment for coral reef growth, with high
seasonal and short-term variability in water temperatures (ranging from< 14 C in winter to 31 …

Ecological assessments of habitats are an integral part of the process of developing
management plans for the use and conservation of large natural ecosystems. Using coral …

The first published report of the snowflake coral in Hawai 'i comes from Pearl Harbor in
1972; subsequent identification as the Caribbean octocoral Carijoa riisei led to the general …