Corals are considered one of the most complex microbial biospheres studied to date,
hosting thousands of bacterial phylotypes in species-specific associations. There are …

Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) remain a major cause of coral
mortality in the Indo-Pacific, contributing to widespread and accelerating degradation of …

Abstract In South Africa, marine protected areas (MPAs) continue to be a favoured tool for
biodiversity conservation and fisheries management. Efforts to expand the network of MPAs …

Full‐subsets information theoretic approaches are becoming an increasingly popular tool for
exploring predictive power and variable importance where a wide range of candidate …

The persistence of reef-building corals is dependent on evolutionary responses to climate
change. Yet, it remains uncertain whether populations have already adapted to recent …

In a marine environment that is rapidly changing due to anthropogenic activities and climate
change, area-based management tools are often used to mitigate threats and conserve …

Marine reserves are a key tool for the conservation of marine biodiversity, yet only~ 2.5% of
the world's oceans are protected. The integration of marine reserves into connected …

Networks of no-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are widely advocated for preserving
exploited fish stocks and for conserving biodiversity. We used underwater visual surveys of …

No‐take marine reserves are increasingly popular tools for conservation and fisheries
management. While much attention has been paid to evaluating the effects of design …

Larval dispersal is the key process by which populations of most marine fishes and
invertebrates are connected and replenished. Advances in larval tagging and genetics have …