Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production

CE Cornwall, J Carlot, O Branson… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the drivers of net coral reef calcium carbonate production is increasingly
important as ocean warming, acidification, and other anthropogenic stressors threaten the …

Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review

NK Browne, M Cuttler, K Moon, K Morgan… - … and marine biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …

Global coral reef ecosystems exhibit declining calcification and increasing primary productivity

KL Davis, AP Colefax, JP Tucker, BP Kelaher… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Long-term coral reef resilience to multiple stressors depends on their ability to maintain
positive calcification rates. Estimates of coral ecosystem calcification and organic …

Rapid assessments of Pacific Ocean net coral reef carbonate budgets and net calcification following the 2014–2017 global coral bleaching event

TA Courtney, HC Barkley, S Chan… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The 2014–2017 global coral bleaching event caused widespread coral mortality; however,
its impact on the capacity for coral reefs to maintain calcium carbonate structures has not …

Experimental Techniques to Assess Coral Physiology in situ Under Global and Local Stressors: Current Approaches and Novel Insights

W Dellisanti, JTH Chung, CFY Chow, J Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coral reefs are declining worldwide due to global changes in the marine environment. The
increasing frequency of massive bleaching events in the tropics is highlighting the need to …

Disturbances drive changes in coral community assemblages and coral calcification capacity

TA Courtney, BB Barnes, I Chollett, R Elahi… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic environmental change has increased coral reef disturbance regimes in
recent decades, altering the structure and function of many coral reefs globally. In this study …

Temporal and spatial variabilities of chemical and physical parameters on the Heron Island coral reef platform

SAH Kekuewa, TA Courtney, T Cyronak… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Springer
Globally, coral reefs are threatened by ocean warming and acidification. The degree to
which acidification will impact reefs is dependent on the local hydrodynamics, benthic …

Spatiotemporal variability in seawater carbon chemistry for a coral reef flat in Kāne 'ohe Bay, Hawai 'i

HN Page, TA Courtney, EH De Carlo… - Limnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reef community composition and ecosystem function may change in response to
anthropogenic ocean acidification. However, the magnitude of acidification on reefs will be …

Natural variability in Caribbean coral physiology and implications for coral bleaching resilience

L Chapron, V Schoepf, SJ Levas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Coral reefs are among the most diverse and complex ecosystems in the world that provide
important ecological and economical services. Increases in sea surface temperature linked …

Coral reef calcification and production after the 2016 bleaching event at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef

A McMahon, IR Santos, KG Schulz… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Severe coral bleaching events have affected the GBR causing massive losses of hard coral
cover. Here we use flow respirometry approaches to assess coral reef net ecosystem …