The ecology of many coral reefs has changed markedly over recent decades in response to
various combinations of local and global stressors. These ecological changes have …

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to the persistence of coral reefs. Sustained and
ongoing increases in ocean temperatures and acidification are altering the structure and …

Coral reefs face a diverse array of threats, from eutrophication and overfishing to climate
change. As live corals are lost and their skeletons eroded, the structural complexity of reefs …

Humans are rapidly transforming the structural configuration of the planet's ecosystems, but
these changes and their ecological consequences remain poorly quantified in underwater …

In response to multiple stressors, coral reef health has declined in recent decades, with reefs
exhibiting reduced living coral and structural complexity, and a concomitant rise in the …

Coral community composition varies considerably due to both environmental conditions and
disturbance histories. However, the extent to which coral composition influences associated …

An influential paradigm in coral reef ecology is that fishing causes trophic cascades through
reef fish assemblages, resulting in reduced herbivory and thus benthic phase shifts from …

Habitat associations underpin species ecologies in high-diversity systems. Within tropical,
shallow water coral reefs, the relationship between fishes and corals is arguably the most …

Susceptibility to human‐driven environmental changes is mediated by species traits.
Therefore, identifying traits that predict organism performance, ecosystem function and …

The ecology and structure of many tropical coral reefs have been markedly altered over the
past few decades. Although long‐term recovery has been observed in terms of coral cover, it …