With a global increase in coastal development, together with increasing storminess and
continuing sea level rise, coastal erosion has become a serious problem along a significant …

From protists to humans, all animals and plants are inhabited by microbial organisms. There
is an increasing appreciation that these resident microbes influence the fitness of their plant …

Microbes are well-recognized members of the coral holobiont. However, little is known about
the short-term dynamics of mucus-associated microbial communities under natural …

The sandy sediments that blanket the inner shelf are situated in a zone where nutrient input
from land and strong mixing produce maximum primary production and tight coupling …

To thrive in nutrient-poor waters, coral reefs must retain and recycle materials efficiently. This
review centers microbial processes in facilitating the persistence and stability of coral reefs …

Zooxanthellae, endosymbiotic algae of reef-building corals, substantially contribute to the
high gross primary production of coral reefs 1, but corals exude up to half of the carbon …

Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on our planet.
Scleractinian corals function as the primary reef ecosystem engineers, constructing the …

Shallow warm-water and deep-sea cold-water corals engineer the coral reef framework and
fertilize reef communities by releasing coral mucus, a source of reef dissolved organic matter …

The coral surface mucus layer provides a vital interface between the coral epithelium and
the seawater environment and mucus acts in defence against a wide range of environmental …

Efficient transportation, a hot topic in nonlinear science, is essential for modern societies and
the survival of biological species. Biological evolution has generated a rich variety of …