[HTML][HTML] Corals at the edge of environmental limits: A new conceptual framework to re-define marginal and extreme coral communities

V Schoepf, JH Baumann, DJ Barshis… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Unlocking the complex cell biology of coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis: A model systems approach

MR Jacobovitz, EA Hambleton… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Symbiotic interactions occur in all domains of life, providing organisms with resources to
adapt to new habitats. A prime example is the endosymbiosis between corals and …

Benthic composition changes on coral reefs at global scales

SB Tebbett, SR Connolly, DR Bellwood - Nature ecology & evolution, 2023 - nature.com
Globally, ecosystems are being reconfigured by a range of intensifying human-induced
stressors. Coral reefs are at the forefront of this environmental transformation, and if we are …

Threats to sustainability in face of post-pandemic scenarios and the war in Ukraine

JP da Costa, AL Silva, D Barcelò… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the World slowly emerged from the then-ongoing pandemic, War broke out in Europe
with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The enduring military conflict in Ukraine has had …

Past disturbances and local conditions influence the recovery rates of coral reefs

AS Walker, CA Kratochwill… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Corals are being increasingly subjected to marine heatwaves. Theory suggests that
increasing the intensity of disturbances reduces recovery rates, which inspired us to …

Scalable semantic 3D map** of coral reefs with deep learning

J Sauder, G Banc‐Prandi, A Meibom… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on our planet, and essential to the
livelihood of hundreds of millions of people who depend on them for food security, income …

Finding genes and pathways that underlie coral adaptation

O Selmoni, LK Bay, M Exposito-Alonso, PA Cleves - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Mass coral bleaching is one of the clearest threats of climate change to the persistence of
marine biodiversity. Despite the negative impacts of bleaching on coral health and survival …

The role and risks of selective adaptation in extreme coral habitats

F Scucchia, P Zaslansky, C Boote, A Doheny… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The alarming rate of climate change demands new management strategies to protect coral
reefs. Environments such as mangrove lagoons, characterized by extreme variations in …

Legacy effects of anthropogenic disturbances modulate dynamics in the world's coral reefs

FJ González‐Barrios, N Estrada‐Saldívar… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rapidly changing conditions alter disturbance patterns, highlighting the need to better
understand how the transition from pulse disturbances to more persistent stress will impact …

A functional perspective on the meaning of the term 'herbivore': patterns versus processes in coral reef fishes

SB Tebbett, S Bennett, DR Bellwood - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Herbivorous fishes are a key functional group in coral reef ecosystems and have been the
focus of a vast body of research. While substantial progress has been made in research …