Brazilian coral reefs form structures significantly different from the well-known reef models,
as follows:(i) they have a growth form of mushroom-shaped coral pinnacles called" …

Sea-level rise (SLR) is predicted to elevate water depths above coral reefs and to increase
coastal wave exposure as ecological degradation limits vertical reef growth, but projections …

The development of coral reef framework and the preservational character of both in-situ
and rubble coral is strongly influenced by a range of physical, chemical and biologically …

Purpose Climate change poses diverse, often fundamental, challenges to livelihoods of
island peoples. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that these challenges must be …

Reef cores are a powerful tool for investigating temporal changes in reef communities.
Radiometric dating facilitates the determination of vertical accretion rates, which has allowed …

There is only one published list of atolls of the world (Bryan, 1953) and it is the source of the
often-quoted figure that there are 425 or “more than 400” of them. However, the original …

Submerged reefs, referred to as the Açu Reefs, have been newly observed on both sides of
the Açu Incised Valley on the northeastern equatorial Brazilian outer shelf. This study aims …

Crustose coralline algae (CCA) play a critical role in the ecology and resilience of coral reefs
by contributing to reef carbonate production and facilitating coral recruitment. However, little …

Several theories have been proposed to explain atoll formation. While karst dissolution
during glacial periods and preferential coral reef accretion along raised bank margins during …

The location and stability of low-lying carbonated reef islands are closely related to wave
refraction over reef platforms, which create low energy wave convergence zones favorable …