While coral reefs in Australia have historically been a showcase of conventional
management informed by research, recent declines in coral cover have triggered efforts to …

Oceans and coasts provide important ecosystem, livelihood, and cultural values to humans
and the planet but face current and future compounding threats from anthropogenic activities …

Macroalgae are an important component of coral reef ecosystems. We identified spatial
patterns, environmental drivers and long-term trends of total cover of upright fleshy and …

The worlds' coral reefs are declining due to the combined effects of natural disturbances and
anthropogenic pressures including thermal coral bleaching associated with global climate …

Microbially mediated processes contribute to coral reef resilience yet, despite extensive
characterisation of microbial community variation following environmental perturbation, the …

Species abundance, diversity and community assemblage structure are determined by
multiple physical, habitat and management drivers that operate across multiple spatial …

Tropical cyclones generate extreme waves that can damage coral reef communities.
Recovery typically requires up to a decade, driving the trajectory of coral community …

230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …

Rapidly changing conditions alter disturbance patterns, highlighting the need to better
understand how the transition from pulse disturbances to more persistent stress will impact …

Disturbances on coral reefs—which are increasing in intensity and frequency—generate
material legacies. These are commonly in the form of rubble beds, which depend on rubble …