The inherent complexity of high‐diversity systems can make them particularly difficult to
understand. The relatively recent introduction of functional approaches, which seek to infer …

The world's coral reefs are rapidly transforming, with decreasing coral cover and new
species configurations. These new Anthropocene reefs pose a challenge for conservation; …

Coral reef management and conservation stand to benefit from improved high-resolution
global map**. Yet classifications underpinning large-scale reef map** to date are …

Tropical reefs have been subjected to a range of anthropogenic pressures such as global
climate change, overfishing and eutrophication that have raised questions about the …

Surgeonfishes have had a long evolutionary history that has been closely linked with coral
reef ecosystems. Today they are a key component of reef fish assemblages, playing a …

Coral reefs are extremely vulnerable to human-induced climate change. Most notably,
increasing ocean temperatures are causing increasing incidence and severity of mass coral …

Parrotfishes (Scarini) are considered key agents in coral reef health and recovery, but the
drivers of parrotfish–coral dynamics remain contentious. The prevailing view of parrotfishes …

Diversity of feeding mechanisms is a hallmark of reef fishes, but the history of this variation is
not fully understood. Here, we explore the emergence and proliferation of a biting mode of …

Reef fishes are an exceptionally speciose vertebrate assemblage, yet the main drivers of
their diversification remain unclear. It has been suggested that Miocene reef rearrangements …

Algal turfs are likely to rise in prominence on coral reefs in the Anthropocene. In these
ecosystems the sediments bound within algal turfs will shape ecosystem functions and the …