Global climate change and localized anthropogenic stressors are driving rapid declines in
coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how …

A review of published literature on the sensitivity of corals to turbidity and sedimentation is
presented, with an emphasis on the effects of dredging. The risks and severity of impact from …

Increasing evidence suggests that coral reefs exposed to elevated turbidity may be more
resilient to climate change impacts and serve as an important conservation hotspot …

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 …

Highlights•MCE habitat and diversity have been previously underestimated.•The shallow-
water reef community overlaps considerably with the upper mesophotic.•The lower …

We used an integrative genetics approach using sequences of (1) nuclear ribosomal rDNA
(internal transcribed spacers and partial large subunit rDNA),(2) single-copy microsatellite …

The skeleton of reef-building coral harbors diverse microbial communities that could
compensate for metabolic deficiencies caused by the loss of algal endosymbionts, ie, coral …

Coral reefs are among the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on the planet.
However, our understanding of these ecosystems and their inhabitants has primarily been …

Light quality is a crucial physical factor driving coral distribution along depth gradients.
Currently, a 30 m depth limit, based on SCUBA regulations, separates shallow and deep …

Photosynthetic organisms have developed various photoprotective mechanisms to cope
with exposure to high light intensities. In photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live in symbiosis …