Climate change is one of the greatest threats to the persistence of coral reefs. Sustained and
ongoing increases in ocean temperatures and acidification are altering the structure and …

The carbonate budget of a reef describes the net rate of carbonate production resulting from
various biologically-, physically-and chemically-driven production and erosion processes …

Approximately one-quarter of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide released into the
atmosphere each year is absorbed by the global oceans, causing measurable declines in …

Ocean acidification (OA) is considered an important threat to coral reef ecosystems, because
it reduces the availability of carbonate ions that reef-building corals need to produce their …

Scleractinian (hard) corals are fundamental to the geomorphology, biodiversity, and
structure of coral reef ecosystems (Goreau 1963, Hoegh-Guldberg 2004, Pratchett et al …

While many studies of coral bleaching report on broad, regional scale responses, fewer
examine variation in susceptibility among coral taxa and changes in community structure …

Mass coral bleaching affected large parts of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in 1998 and 2002.
In this study, we assessed if signatures of these major thermal stress events were recorded …

The tropical ocean environment is changing at an unprecedented rate, with warming and
severe tropical cyclones creating obvious impacts to coral reefs within the last few decades …

Coral growth is an important component of reef health and resilience. However, few studies
have investigated temporal and/or spatial variation in growth of branching corals, which are …

Long-term coral reef resilience to multiple stressors depends on their ability to maintain
positive calcification rates. Estimates of coral ecosystem calcification and organic …