Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and economically important ecosystems in the
world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local …

Simple Summary Coral reefs are vital ecosystems with high biodiversity and ecological
services for coastal communities. Climate change is accelerating, with detrimental …

As global temperatures continue to rise, shallow coral reef bleaching has become more
intense and widespread. Mesophotic coral ecosystems reside in deeper (30–150 m), cooler …

Sea-surface temperature (SST) warming events, which are projected to increase in
frequency and intensity with climate change, represent major threats to coral reefs. How …

Symbiodinium is a diverse genus of unicellular dinoflagellate symbionts associating with
various marine protists and invertebrates. Although the broadscale diversity and …

Climate-induced coral bleaching poses a significant threat to coral reef ecosystems, causing
extensive coral loss and degradation of reef habitats. Moreover, many reef fishes exhibit …

The worlds' coral reefs are declining due to the combined effects of natural disturbances and
anthropogenic pressures including thermal coral bleaching associated with global climate …

Western Australia's coral reefs have largely escaped the chronic pressures affecting other
reefs around the world, but are regularly affected by seasonal storms and cyclones, and …

Understanding pressure pathways and their cumulative impacts is critical for develo**
effective environmental policy. For coral reefs, wide spread bleaching resulting from global …

The carbonate budget of a reef describes the net rate of carbonate production resulting from
various biologically-, physically-and chemically-driven production and erosion processes …