Spatial, temporal and taxonomic variation in coral growth—implications for the structure and function of coral reef ecosystems

MS Pratchett, KD Anderson… - … and Marine Biology …, 2015 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Scleractinian (hard) corals are fundamental to the geomorphology, biodiversity, and
structure of coral reef ecosystems (Goreau 1963, Hoegh-Guldberg 2004, Pratchett et al …

Micro-fragmentation as an effective and applied tool to restore remote reefs in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

JJA Tortolero-Langarica… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coral reef ecosystems are continuously degraded by anthropogenic and climate change
drivers, causing a widespread decline in reef biodiversity and associated goods and …

A micro-meso coupled model for coral reef rocks based on CT Scanning

D Sang, S Zhang, P **e, L Tang - Engineering Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
The coral reef rock has a rich porous structure, and establishing an entity model with a
realistic porous structure will do great good to study the mechanical behavior and its …

Skeletal extension, density and calcification rates of massive free-living coral Porites lobata Dana, 1846

JJA Tortolero-Langarica… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hermatypic corals are an important sessile group in the benthic structure of tropical coral
reef communities. Many organisms, in response to the environmental conditions, have …

Historical insights on growth rates of the reef-building corals Pavona gigantea and Porites panamensis from the Northeastern tropical Pacific

JJA Tortolero-Langarica, JP Carricart-Ganivet… - Marine environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Historical coral growth assessed by sclerochronology records provides an environmental
retrospective and future perspective on the maintenance of coral-reef ecosystems. Three …

Coral calcification and carbonate production in the eastern tropical Pacific: The role of branching and massive corals in the reef maintenance

JJA Tortolero‐Langarica, AP Rodríguez‐Troncoso… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hermatypic corals have the potential to construct calcium carbonate (CaCO3) reef‐
framework, maintain habitats tridimensionality and contribute to both the biogeochemical …

Sclerochronological characteristics of Orbicella faveolata in Cayo Arenas, a remote coral reef from the Gulf of Mexico

DW Sánchez-Pelcastre, JJA Tortolero-Langarica… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
During coral calcification in massive scleractinian corals, a double annual banding of
different densities (high-and low-density) is formed in their skeletons, which can provide a …

Understanding decay in marine calcifiers: Micro‐CT analysis of skeletal structures provides insight into the impacts of a changing climate in marine ecosystems

AJ Fordyce, L Knuefing, TD Ainsworth… - Methods in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Calcifying organisms and their exoskeletons support some of the most diverse and
economically important ecosystems in our oceans. Under a changing climate, we are …

Differences in Growth and Calcification Rates in the Reef-Building Coral Porites lobata: The Implications of Morphotype and Gender on Coral Growth

JJA Tortolero-Langarica, AL Cupul-Magana… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Corals display different growth forms as an adaptive response to both local and global
environmental conditions. Despite the importance of morphologic variability on corals …

Uncertainty and variability of extension rate, density and calcification rate of a hermatypic coral (Orbicella faveolata)

SD Rico-Esenaro, JA Sanchez-Cabeza… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Skeleton growth variables of hermatypic corals, such as extension rate, density and
calcification rate, are widely used to study coral response to environmental stressors …