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Impacts of sea pollution on marine animals

Theoretical and Natural Science, 2023
In recent years, marine pollution has become a major issue for many scientists and affects the entire world. Global marine ecosystems are facing major challenges as litter or chemical emissions increase.
Ziyue Ouyang
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Tiger reefs: Self‐organized regular patterns in deep‐sea cold‐water coral reefs [PDF]

Ecosphere, 2023
AbstractComplexity theory predicts that self‐organized, regularly patterned ecosystems store more biomass and are more resilient than spatially uniform systems. Self‐organized ecosystems are well‐known from the terrestrial realm, with “tiger bushes” being the archetypical example and mussel beds and tropical coral reefs the marine examples.
Anna‐Selma van der Kaaden, Sandra R. Maier, Koen Siteur, Laurence H. De Clippele, Johan van de Koppel, Sam J. Purkis, Max Rietkerk, Karline Soetaert, Dick van Oevelen   +8 more
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How U.S. Ocean Policy and Market Power Can Reform the Coral Reef Wildlife Trade [PDF]

, 2010
As the world’s largest importer of marine ornamental species for the aquaria, curio, home décor, and jewelry industries, the United States has an opportunity to leverage its considerable market power to promote more sustainable trade and reduce the ...
Amos, Amy Mathews, Best, Barbara A., Borneman, Eric H., Bruckner, Andrew W., Cooper, Cara H., D’Agnes, Heather, Fitzgerald, Timothy P., Leland, Amanda, Lieberman, Susan, McGilvray, Frazer, Plankis, Brian J., Rhyne, Andrew L., Roberts, Glynnis G., Starkhouse, Benjamin, Stevenson, Todd C., Sumaila, Rashid, Telecky, Teresa M., Tissot, Brian N.   +17 more
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Ecological States and the Resilience of Coral Reefs

Ecology and Society, 2002
We review the evidence for multiple ecological states and the factors that create ecological resilience in coral reef ecosystems. There are natural differences among benthic communities along gradients of water temperature, light, nutrients, and organic ...
Tim McClanahan, Nicholas Polunin, Terry Done   +2 more
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Discovery of a living coral reef in the coastal waters of Iraq

Scientific Reports, 2014
Until now, it has been well-established that coral complex in the Arabian/Persian Gulf only exist in the coastal regions of Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and it was thought that there are no coral reefs in Iraq.
T. Pohl, Sameh W. H. Al-Muqdadi, M. H. Ali, N. Fawzi, H. Ehrlich, B. Merkel   +5 more
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Impact of Climate Change on Marine Coral Reef Communities

Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology
In recent years, the phenomenon of climate change has intensified globally, which includes but is not limited to, global warming, extreme weather events, and changes in climate patterns.
Yubing Lin
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Differential incorporation of scientific advances affects coastal habitat restoration practice

Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
Understanding the diffusion of innovative ideas, behaviors, and technologies could reduce disconnects between conservation science and management, such as the science‐practice gap between biodiversity research and restoration practice.
A. Hughes, Peter E. T. Edwards, Jonathan H. Grabowski, S. Scyphers, Susan L. Williams   +4 more
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Particulate organic matter as a food source for a coral reef sponge [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2009
SUMMARY The ability of sponges to feed in diverse (including oligotrophic)ecosystems significantly contributes to their ubiquitous aquatic distribution. It was hypothesized that sponges that harbour small amounts of symbiotic bacteria in their mass feed mainly on particulate organic matter (POM).
Eran Hadas, Micha Ilan, Muki Shpigel
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Responses of coral reefs and reef organisms to sedimentation

Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1990
Unprecedented development along tropical shorelines is causing severe degradation of coral reefs primarily from increases in sedimentation. Sediment particles smother reef organisms and reduce light available for photosynthesis. Excessive sedmentation can adversely affect the structure and function of the coral reef ecosystem by altering both physical ...
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Microbial processes driving coral reef organic carbon flow [PDF]

FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2017
Coral reefs are one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, with primary production rates compared to that of rain forests. Benthic organisms release 10-50% of their gross organic production as mucus that stimulates heterotrophic microbial metabolism in the water column.
Cristiane C. Thompson, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale, Fabiano L. Thompson, Cynthia B. Silveira, Cynthia B. Silveira, David G. Bourne, Giselle S. Cavalcanti, Giselle S. Cavalcanti, Arthur W. Silva-Lima, Juline M. Walter   +9 more
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