Changing geo‐ecological functions of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

CT Perry, L Alvarez‐Filip - Functional Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ecology of many coral reefs has changed markedly over recent decades in response to
various combinations of local and global stressors. These ecological changes have …

Carbonate budgets as indicators of functional reef “health”: A critical review of data underpinning census-based methods and current knowledge gaps

ID Lange, CT Perry, L Alvarez-Filip - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production

CE Cornwall, J Carlot, O Branson… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the drivers of net coral reef calcium carbonate production is increasingly
important as ocean warming, acidification, and other anthropogenic stressors threaten the …

Autonomous seawater pCO2 and pH time series from 40 surface buoys and the emergence of anthropogenic trends

AJ Sutton, RA Feely, S Maenner-Jones… - Earth System …, 2019 - essd.copernicus.org
Ship-based time series, some now approaching over 3 decades long, are critical climate
records that have dramatically improved our ability to characterize natural and …

Global coral reef ecosystems exhibit declining calcification and increasing primary productivity

KL Davis, AP Colefax, JP Tucker, BP Kelaher… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Long-term coral reef resilience to multiple stressors depends on their ability to maintain
positive calcification rates. Estimates of coral ecosystem calcification and organic …

Environmental controls on modern scleractinian coral and reef-scale calcification

TA Courtney, M Lebrato, NR Bates, A Collins… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Modern reef-building corals sustain a wide range of ecosystem services because of their
ability to build calcium carbonate reef systems. The influence of environmental variables on …

Observing changes in ocean carbonate chemistry: our autonomous future

SM Bushinsky, Y Takeshita, NL Williams - Current climate change reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We summarize recent progress on autonomous observations of
ocean carbonate chemistry and the development of a network of sensors capable of …

Community production modulates coral reef pH and the sensitivity of ecosystem calcification to ocean acidification

TM DeCarlo, AL Cohen, GTF Wong… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are built of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) produced biogenically by a diversity of
calcifying plants, animals, and microbes. As the ocean warms and acidifies, there is …

The past, present, and future of coral reef growth in the Florida Keys

LT Toth, TA Courtney, MA Colella… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coral‐reef degradation is driving global‐scale reductions in reef‐building capacity and the
ecological, geological, and socioeconomic functions it supports. The persistence of those …

Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review

NK Browne, M Cuttler, K Moon, K Morgan… - … and marine biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …