The crown-of-thorns seastar species complex: knowledge on the biology and ecology of five corallivorous Acanthaster species

S Uthicke, MS Pratchett, O Bronstein, JJ Alvarado… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Coral-eating crown-of-thorns seastars (CoTS, Acanthaster spp.) are major contributors to the
coral reef crises across the Indo-Pacific region. Until recently, CoTS throughout the Indo …

Mass mortality of diadematoid sea urchins in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean

L Roth, G Eviatar, LM Schmidt, M Bonomo… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Sea urchins are primary herbivores on coral reefs, regulating algal biomass and facilitating
coral settlement and growth. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Recurring mass mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation between coral reef condition and the diversity and abundance of fishes and sea urchins on an East African coral reef

P Ditzel, S König, P Musembi, MK Peters - Oceans, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse marine ecosystems, providing numerous ecosystem
services. This present study investigated the relationship between coral reef condition and …

Herbivorous fish feeding dynamics and energy expenditure on a coral reef: Insights from stereo‐video and AI‐driven 3D tracking

J Lilkendey, C Barrelet, J Zhang, M Meares… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Unveiling the intricate relationships between animal movement ecology, feeding behavior,
and internal energy budgeting is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of ecosystem …

Preferential consumption of benthic cyanobacterial mats by Caribbean parrotfishes

JC Manning, SJ McCoy - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous on coral reefs and perform many important ecosystem
functions. Benthic cyanobacterial mats (BCMs) have become increasingly abundant on …

Shotgun metagenomic sequencing reveals the full taxonomic, trophic, and functional diversity of a coral reef benthic cyanobacterial mat from Bonaire, Caribbean …

EC Cissell, SJ McCoy - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic forcing is spurring cyanobacterial proliferation in aquatic ecosystems
worldwide. While planktonic cyanobacterial blooms have received substantial research …

Shifts in dominance of benthic communities along a gradient of water temperature and turbidity in tropical coastal ecosystems

LP Aji, DL Maas, A Capriati, A Ahmad, C de Leeuw… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Tropical coastal benthic communities will change in species composition and relative
dominance due to global (eg, increasing water temperature) and local (eg, increasing …

para-Nitrophenol nano-biodegradation using Turbinaria triquetra-synthesized magnetic nanoparticles-coated novel bacteria: a sustainable approach for refinery …

HN Nassar, HM Abd El Salam, AF Al-Sadek… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Springer
Recently, nano-biodegradation is considered promising for environmental reclamation. In
this study, selective enrichment technique was applied for isolating a novel bacterium …

Benthic cyanobacterial mat formation during severe coral bleaching at Lizard Island: the mediating role of water currents

SB Tebbett, RP Streit, J Morais, JA Schlaefer… - Marine Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial mats are increasingly recognised as a symptom of coral reef change.
However, the spatial distribution of cyanobacterial mats during coral bleaching has received …

Different population trajectories of two reef‐building corals with similar life‐history traits

T Shlesinger, R van Woesik - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Increases in the frequency and intensity of acute and chronic disturbances are causing
declines of coral reefs world‐wide. Although quantifying the responses of corals to acute …