Given predicted increases in urbanization in tropical and subtropical regions, understanding
the processes shaping urban coral reefs may be essential for anticipating future …

Non‐random community changes are becoming more frequent in many ecosystems. In coral
reefs, changes towards communities dominated by other than hard corals are increasing in …

Coral reefs are threatened by global and local stressors. Yet, reefs appear to respond
differently to different environmental stressors. Using a global dataset of coral reef …

The severely degraded condition of many coral reefs worldwide calls for active interventions
to rehabilitate their physical and biological structure and function, in addition to effective …

Coral recruitment describes the addition of new individuals to populations, and it is one of
the most fundamental demographic processes contributing to population size. As many coral …

Restoration is increasingly seen as a necessary tool to reverse ecological decline across
terrestrial and marine ecosystems. 1, 2 Considering the unprecedented loss of coral cover …

Processes that affect recovery of coral assemblages require investigation because coral
reefs are experiencing a diverse array of more frequent disturbances. Potential bottlenecks …

Localized impacts, such as eutrophication and overfishing, have been identified as major
threats to reefs worldwide, resulting in changes in coral reef community composition, from …

Fish farming in coastal areas is a rapidly growing industry. However, unregulated fish
farming practices that release massive amounts of unconsumed feed and fecal material into …

Coral recruitment and successive growth are essential for post-disturbance reef recovery. As
coral recruit and juvenile abundances vary across locations and under different …