[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of robotic efficacy in coral reef monitoring techniques

JA Cardenas, Z Samadikhoshkho, AU Rehman… - Marine Pollution …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Coral reefs are home to a variety of species, and their preservation is a popular study area;
however, monitoring them is a significant challenge, for which the use of robots offers a …

Insights from extreme coral reefs in a changing world

JA Burt, EF Camp, IC Enochs, JL Johansen… - Coral Reefs, 2020‏ - Springer
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 …

Seafloor primary production in a changing Arctic Ocean

K Attard, RK Singh, JP Gattuso, K Filbee-Dexter… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
Phytoplankton and sea ice algae are traditionally considered to be the main primary
producers in the Arctic Ocean. In this Perspective, we explore the importance of benthic …

Marine biodiversity discovery: the metrics of new species descriptions

P Bouchet, W Decock, B Lonneville… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Based on the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), there are currently c. 242,000
known valid marine species living in the world's oceans and marine biota continue to be …

Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat

RL Moura, ML Abieri, GM Castro, LA Carlos-Junior… - Scientific reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Understanding habitat-level variation in community structure provides an informed basis for
natural resources' management. Reef fishes are a major component of tropical marine …

Coral morphology portrays the spatial distribution and population size-structure along a 5–100 m depth gradient

N Kramer, R Tamir, G Eyal, Y Loya - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Population size structure provides information on demographic characteristics, such as
growth and decline, enabling post-hoc assessment of spatial differences in susceptibility to …

The global significance of Scleractinian corals without photoendosymbiosis

S Vuleta, S Nakagawa, TD Ainsworth - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Globally tropical Scleractinian corals have been a focal point for discussions on the impact
of a changing climate on marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Research into tropical …

Consistent Symbiodiniaceae community assemblage in a mesophotic-specialist coral along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea

S Vimercati, TI Terraneo, CB Castano… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Introduction The Red Sea is a narrow rift basin characterized by latitudinal environmental
gradients which shape the diversity and distribution of reef-dwelling organisms. Studies on …

Black coral forests enhance taxonomic and functional distinctiveness of mesophotic fishes in an oceanic island: implications for biodiversity conservation

NE Bosch, F Espino, F Tuya, R Haroun, L Bramanti… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
The degradation of shallow ecosystems has called for efforts to understand the biodiversity
and functioning of Mesophotic Ecosystems. However, most empirical studies have been …

Coral lipidome: molecular species of phospholipids, glycolipids, betaine lipids, and sphingophosphonolipids

TV Sikorskaya - Marine Drugs, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Coral reefs are the most biodiversity-rich ecosystems in the world's oceans. Coral
establishes complex interactions with various microorganisms that constitute an important …