The microbial contribution to ecological resilience is still largely overlooked in coral reef
ecology. Coral-associated bacteria serve a wide variety of functional roles with reference to …

Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …

With growing environmental pressures placed on our marine habitats there is concern that
the prevalence and severity of diseases affecting marine organisms will increase. Yet …

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are rapidly rising causing an increase in the partial
pressure of CO2 (p CO2) in the ocean and a reduction in pH known as ocean acidification …

Rising seawater temperature and ocean acidification threaten the survival of coral reefs. The
relationship between coral physiology and its microbiome may reveal why some corals are …

Key calcifying reef taxa are currently threatened by thermal stress associated with elevated
sea surface temperatures (SST) and reduced calcification linked to ocean acidification (OA) …

Before the industrial revolution, the atmospheric CO 2 concentration was 180–330 ppm;
however, fossil-fuel combustion and forest destruction have led to increased atmospheric …

Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are causing ocean acidification, which can affect the
physiology of marine organisms. Here we assess the possible effects of ocean acidification …

Most marine organisms present an indirect lifecycle where a planktonic larval stage reaches
competency before settling to the substrate and metamorphosing. Despite the critical …

Human influences on the planet's atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere are of such
magnitude as to justify naming a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Different starting …