Underwater video techniques are increasingly used in marine ecology studies.
Technological progress regarding video cameras, sensors (such as sounders), battery life …

The negative effects of chemical contaminants on tropical marine ecosystems are of
increasing concern as human populations expand adjacent to these communities …

In recent decades, the cover of fleshy macroalgae has increased and coral cover has
decreased on most Caribbean reefs. Coral mortality precipitated this transition, and the …

Ecosystem monitoring is central to effective management, where rapid reporting is essential
to provide timely advice. While digital imagery has greatly improved the speed of underwater …

Some authors argue that overfishing is an important reason that reef corals have declined in
recent decades. Their reasoning is that overfishing removes herbivores, releasing …

Beneath the coastal waters of the world lie thousands of artificial reefs. Some are old and
retired freighters and ships that once plied the oceans of the world but now serve as habitats …

Coral reefs have long attracted attention because of their biological and economic
importance, but this interest now has turned to examining the possibility of functional …

Disturbances have drastically altered Caribbean coral reefs over the past two decades.
Acropora cervicornis (staghorn coral), which predominated at intermediate depths (5—25 m) …

Widespread rises in the abundance of fleshy macroalgae on Caribbean reefs within the last
20 yr have variously been attributed to eutrophication, overfishing, or the 1983-4 mass …

Caribbean coral reef habitats, seagrass beds and mangroves provide important goods and
services both individually and through functional linkages. A range of anthropogenic factors …