[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 …

Nearshore turbid-zone corals exhibit high bleaching tolerance on the Great Barrier Reef following the 2016 ocean warming event

KM Morgan, CT Perry, JA Johnson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
High sea surface temperatures (SSTs) on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) during summer
2015/2016 caused extensive coral bleaching, with aerial and in-water surveys confirming …

Evidence of extensive reef development and high coral cover in nearshore environments: implications for understanding coral adaptation in turbid settings

KM Morgan, CT Perry, SG Smithers, JA Johnson… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Mean coral cover has reportedly declined by over 15% during the last 30 years across the
central Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Here, we present new data that documents widespread …

Rapid decline of a relatively high latitude coral assemblage at Weizhou Island, northern South China Sea

W Yu, W Wang, K Yu, Y Wang, X Huang… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract “Refuge theory” suggests that global warming would be beneficial to corals in high
latitude waters. In theory, then, the Weizhou Island reef (21° 00′–21° 10′ N, 109° 00 …

Oxidative stress on scleractinian coral fragments following exposure to high temperature and low salinity

M Dias, C Madeira, N Jogee, A Ferreira, R Gouveia… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global warming is leading to both increases in frequency and intensity of tropical storms,
with consequent salinity decrease at shallow reef areas, but also to mass bleaching events …

Differential response to abiotic stress controls species distributions at biogeographic transition zones

B Sommer, M Beger, PL Harrison, RC Babcock… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding range limits is critical to predicting species responses to climate change.
Subtropical environments, where many species overlap at their range margins, are cooler …

Flood impacts in Keppel Bay, southern Great Barrier Reef in the aftermath of cyclonic rainfall

AM Jones, R Berkelmans - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In December 2010, the highest recorded Queensland rainfall associated with Tropical
Cyclone 'Tasha'caused flooding of the Fitzroy River in Queensland, Australia. A massive …

Effective protection of fish on inshore coral reefs depends on the scale of mangrove-reef connectivity

TSH Martin, AD Olds, KA Pitt, AB Johnston… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
Connectivity is an important consideration in conservation, but is rarely quantified when
assessing marine reserve performance. Mangrove-reef connectivity is known to enhance …

Local and regional controls of phylogenetic structure at the high-latitude range limits of corals

B Sommer, EM Sampayo, M Beger… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding how range-edge populations will respond to climate change is an urgent
research priority. Here, we used a phylogenetic community ecology approach to examine …

Habitat proximity exerts opposing effects on key ecological functions

TSH Martin, AD Olds, ABH Olalde, C Berkström… - Landscape …, 2018 - Springer
Context Connectivity is an important property of landscapes that shapes populations and
ecosystem functioning. We do not know, however, whether and how different types of spatial …