Energy flow through marine ecosystems: confronting transfer efficiency

TD Eddy, JR Bernhardt, JL Blanchard… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
Transfer efficiency is the proportion of energy passed between nodes in food webs. It is an
emergent, unitless property that is difficult to measure, and responds dynamically to …

The biology of seamounts: 25 years on

AD Rogers - Advances in marine biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Seamounts are one of the major biomes of the global ocean. The last 25 years of research
has seen considerable advances in the understanding of these ecosystems. The …

Seabirds enhance coral reef productivity and functioning in the absence of invasive rats

NAJ Graham, SK Wilson, P Carr, AS Hoey, S Jennings… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Biotic connectivity between ecosystems can provide major transport of organic matter and
nutrients, influencing ecosystem structure and productivity, yet the implications are poorly …

Loss of coral reef growth capacity to track future increases in sea level

CT Perry, L Alvarez-Filip, NAJ Graham, PJ Mumby… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Sea-level rise (SLR) is predicted to elevate water depths above coral reefs and to increase
coastal wave exposure as ecological degradation limits vertical reef growth, but projections …

Social and ecological effectiveness of large marine protected areas

NC Ban, TE Davies, SE Aguilera, C Brooks… - Global Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Large marine protected areas are increasingly being established to meet global
conservation targets and promote sustainable use of resources. Although the factors …

Biodiversity increases ecosystem functions despite multiple stressors on coral reefs

CE Benkwitt, SK Wilson, NAJ Graham - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2020 - nature.com
Positive relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) highlight the
importance of conserving biodiversity to maintain key ecosystem functions and associated …

The diversity and biogeography of Western Indian Ocean reef-building corals

D Obura - 2012 - journals.plos.org
This study assesses the biogeographic classification of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) on
the basis of the species diversity and distribution of reef-building corals. Twenty one …

Mass coral bleaching due to unprecedented marine heatwave in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands)

CS Couch, JHR Burns, G Liu, K Steward, TN Gutlay… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
2014 marked the sixth and most widespread mass bleaching event reported in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, home to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National …

Rat eradication restores nutrient subsidies from seabirds across terrestrial and marine ecosystems

CE Benkwitt, RL Gunn, M Le Corre, P Carr… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Biological invasions pose a threat to nearly every ecosystem worldwide. 1, 2 Although
eradication programs can successfully eliminate invasive species and enhance native …

Climate change impacts on coral reefs: synergies with local effects, possibilities for acclimation, and management implications

M Ateweberhan, DA Feary, S Keshavmurthy… - Marine pollution …, 2013 - Elsevier
Most reviews concerning the impact of climate change on coral reefs discuss independent
effects of warming or ocean acidification. However, the interactions between these, and …