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Trophic innovations fuel reef fish diversification
Both geography and ecology can drive the origins of new species. Siqueira et al. show how geological changes in the structure of Miocene reefs and the concurrent evolution of new feeding strategies combine to explain why coral reefs contain such a ...
Alexandre C. Siqueira +3 more
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Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems [PDF]
Coral reefs have emerged as one of the ecosystems most vulnerable to climate variation and change. While the contribution of a warming climate to the loss of live coral cover has been well documented across large spatial and temporal scales, the ...
Chabanet, Pascale +83 more
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Coral-bacterial communities before and after a coral mass spawning event on Ningaloo Reef [PDF]
Bacteria associated with three coral species, Acropora tenuis, Pocillopora damicornis and Tubastrea faulkneri, were assessed before and after coral mass spawning on Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.
Raina, J-B +27 more
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Coral Reefs and Carbon Dioxide [PDF]
This commentary argues the conclusion from a previous article, which investigates diurnal changes in carbon dioxide partial pressure and community metabolism on coral reefs, that coral `reefs might serve as a sink, not a source, for atmospheric carbon dioxide.` Commentaries from two groups are given along with the response by the original authors ...
Gattuso, Jean-Pierre +4 more
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Social adaptation can reduce the strength of social–ecological feedbacks from ecosystem degradation
Feedbacks between people and ecosystems are central to the study of social–ecological systems (SES) but remain poorly understood. It is commonly assumed that changes in ecosystems leading to a reduction in ecosystem services will trigger human responses ...
Henry A. Bartelet +3 more
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ICRI – USA : Turning the tide for coral reefs : Plan of action 2021-2024 [PDF]
The twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss have brought into stark relief the need for greater collaboration and action at the international level to conserve, manage, and restore coral reefs.
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
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Habitat connectivity in coastal environments: patterns and movements of Caribbean coral reef fishes with emphasis on Bluestriped Grunt, Haemulon sciurus [PDF]
Habitat connectivity within tropical marine seascapes may be greatly dependent on the movement of large organisms, particularly fishes. Using visual and trap sampling within two small bays in Virgin Islands National Park/Biosphere Reserve, St. John, U.S.
Beets, J. +7 more
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Here we identify ecological and structural characteristics of a novel plaque-like growth anomaly (GA) at outbreak levels in a population of the staghorn coral, Acropora muricata, on the Great Barrier Reef.
Lisa Ann Kelly +10 more
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