Dredging, river plumes and natural resuspension events can release sediments into the
water column where they exert a range of effects on underlying communities. In this review …

This review summarizes current knowledge on ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced cellular
and molecular damage in marine ectotherms (invertebrates and fish). UVR impairs sperm …

Coral recruitment is a key process in the maintenance and recovery of coral reef
ecosystems. While intense competition between coral and algae is often assumed on reefs …

Coral mortality has increased in recent decades, making coral recruitment more important
than ever in sustaining coral reef ecosystems and contributing to their resilience. This review …

The ecological resilience of coral reefs depends critically on the capacity of coral
populations to re-establish in habitats dominated by macroalgae. Coral reefs globally are …

Australia's marine life is highly diverse and endemic. Here we describe projections of
climate change in Australian waters and examine from the literature likely impacts of these …

The life-cycle of reef-building corals, as is true for many benthic marine invertebrates,
includes a planktonic larval phase that is critical to the maintenance of adult populations …

Survival of coral planulae, and the successful settlement and healthy growth of primary
polyps are critical for the dispersal of scleractinian corals and hence the recovery of …

Reef corals are symbioses that consist of an animal partner and dinoflagellate algae
commonly known as zooxanthellae. This delicate association functions only within a very …

Organisms living in shallow-water tropical coral reef environments are exposed to high UVR
irradiances due to the low solar zenith angles (the angle of the sun from the vertical), the …