Revisiting 20 years of coral–algal interactions: global patterns and knowledge gaps

KY Inagaki, GO Longo - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Coral–algal interactions are pivotal in reef ecosystems globally as they can scale up
ecosystem levels and lead to dominance shifts. In this study, we conducted a systematic …

Spatio-temporal dynamics of coral–macroalgal interactions and their impacts on coral growth on urbanised reefs

J Fong, PA Todd - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Interactions between corals and macroalgae are important in influencing benthic community
structures on coral reefs and have become increasingly common occurrences. However …

Observation of coral reef and macroalgae competition in the Sempu Strait, Malang

A Isdianto, A Kurniawan, AD Wicaksono… - Journal of Ecological …, 2023 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Competition for space between coral reefs and macroalgae has a significant impact on coral
cover and, consequently, on the sustainability of coastal ecosystems. This study aimed to …

Resilience of turbid coral communities to marine heatwave

A Zweifler, S Dee, NK Browne - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
High sea surface temperatures recorded in summer 2021 introduced a unique opportunity
for 'real-time'assessment of Exmouth Gulf turbid reef's resilience to a marine heatwave …

Substratum selection in coral reef sponges and their interactions with other benthic organisms

S González-Murcia, M Ekins, TCL Bridge… - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
Substratum preferences and contact interactions among sessile organisms can be a major
determinant of biotic gradients in the structure of benthic communities on coral reefs …

The Changing Focus of Coral-Macrophyte Interactions: A Review of Four Decades of Research

M Burgo, AS Hoey - Oceanography and Marine Biology, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Coral reefs are one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems, yet they are also one of the
most threatened. The effects of local anthropogenic stressors are being greatly compounded …

Decadal stability of coral reef benthic communities on Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific, through two bleaching events

A Khen, MD Johnson, MD Fox, SM Clements, AL Carter… - Coral Reefs, 2022 - Springer
The prevalence of coral bleaching due to thermal stress has been increasing on coral reefs
worldwide. While many studies have documented how corals respond to warming, fewer …

[PDF][PDF] Invasive red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii on the reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, India–a persistent threat to the corals

A Arasamuthu, RL Laju, K Diraviya Raj… - 2023 - vliz.be
Habitat destruction by destroying the foundation species is one of the important damages
caused by invasive species. The red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii is commercially important …

Benthic algal community dynamics on Palmyra Atoll throughout a decade with two thermal anomalies

A Khen, MD Johnson, MD Fox, JE Smith - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Coral reef algae serve many important ecological functions, from primary production to
nutrient uptake and reef stabilization, but our knowledge of longer-term effects of thermal …

Coral–algal competition: allelopathy, temporal variance, and effects on coral microbiomes

NT Altman-Kurosaki, ZA Pratte, FJ Stewart, ME Hay - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Seaweed–coral competition is increasingly important as reef communities degrade, with
algal turfs being the most common competitor. However, experiments assessing the impacts …