The worldwide decline of coral reefs has renewed interest in coral communities at the edge
of environmental limits because they have the potential to serve as resilience hotspots and …

Benthic cyanobacteria of the genus Lyngbya can form prominent mats and blooms in
tropical and subtropical coral reef and seagrass habitats worldwide. A Lyngbya bloom on …

Derelict ships are commonly deployed as artificial reefs in the United States, mainly for
recreational fishers and divers. Despite their popularity, few studies have rigorously …

Hong Kong's coastal waters afford a marginal environment for coral reef growth, with high
seasonal and short-term variability in water temperatures (ranging from< 14 C in winter to 31 …

This paper describes the geomorphology of the northern, relict, portion of the Florida reef
tract that extends along the southeast Florida (USA) continental coast northward to latitude …

Although South Florida coral reefs are frequently considered to be confined to the Florida
Keys, a complex of relict early Holocene shelf-edge and mid-shelf reefs as well as limestone …

The Anthropocene rise in global temperatures is facilitating the expansion of tropical species
into historically non-native subtropical locales, including coral reef fish. This redistribution of …

Marine organism diversity typically attenuates latitudinally from tropical to colder climate
regimes. Since the distribution of many marine species relates to certain habitats and depth …

Coral colony growth rates are a key demographic trait which can reveal fundamental
changes in population health and resilience. With changing environmental conditions …

Non-framework building high-latitude coral communities have recently received increased
attention as a result of their potential to act as refugia during global change, as proxies for …