Carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation using macroalgae: a state of knowledge review

A Pessarrodona, RM Franco‐Santos… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation, restoration, and improved management of terrestrial forests significantly
contributes to mitigate climate change and its impacts, as well as providing numerous co …

Insights into the coral microbiome: underpinning the health and resilience of reef ecosystems

DG Bourne, KM Morrow… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Corals are fundamental ecosystem engineers, creating large, intricate reefs that support
diverse and abundant marine life. At the core of a healthy coral animal is a dynamic …

Impacts of nitrogen pollution on corals in the context of global climate change and potential strategies to conserve coral reefs

H Zhao, M Yuan, M Strokal, HC Wu, X Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ocean warming has severe impacts on coral reef ecosystems with frequent incidences of
coral bleaching. In addition, eutrophication poses an increasing threat to coral reef …

Microbial interactions with dissolved organic matter are central to coral reef ecosystem function and resilience

CE Nelson, L Wegley Kelly… - Annual Review of Marine …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
To thrive in nutrient-poor waters, coral reefs must retain and recycle materials efficiently. This
review centers microbial processes in facilitating the persistence and stability of coral reefs …

[HTML][HTML] Global microbialization of coral reefs

AF Haas, MFM Fairoz, LW Kelly, CE Nelson… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Microbialization refers to the observed shift in ecosystem trophic structure towards higher
microbial biomass and energy use. On coral reefs, the proximal causes of microbialization …

[HTML][HTML] Virus–host interactions and their roles in coral reef health and disease

RV Thurber, JP Payet, AR Thurber… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Coral reefs occur in nutrient-poor shallow waters, constitute biodiversity and productivity
hotspots, and are threatened by anthropogenic disturbance. This Review provides an …

Microbiology of sugar‐rich environments: diversity, ecology and system constraints

B Lievens, JE Hallsworth, MI Pozo… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial habitats that contain an excess of carbohydrate in the form of sugar are
widespread in the microbial biosphere. Depending on the type of sugar, prevailing water …

Differential recycling of coral and algal dissolved organic matter via the sponge loop

L Rix, JM de Goeij, D van Oevelen, U Struck… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Corals and macroalgae release large quantities of dissolved organic matter (DOM), one of
the largest sources of organic matter produced on coral reefs. By rapidly taking up DOM and …

Biodiversity and functional ecology of mesophotic coral reefs

MP Lesser, M Slattery, CD Mobley - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Mesophotic coral reefs, currently defined as deep reefs between 30 and 150 m, are linked
physically and biologically to their shallow water counterparts, have the potential to be …

Nutrient fluxes and ecological functions of coral reef sponges in a changing ocean

JM de Goeij, MP Lesser, JR Pawlik - Climate change, ocean acidification …, 2017 - Springer
Coral reefs are iconic examples of biological hotspots, highly appreciated because of their
ecosystem services. Yet, they are threatened by human impact and climate change …