Climate change has significantly impacted tropical ecosystems critical for sustaining local
economies and community livelihoods at global scales. Coastal ecosystems have largely …

The coral reefs along Pakistan's coastline are of ecological and economic significance.
However, they are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic threats and climate change …

Abstract Modern-day Indo-Pacific coral reefs are characterized by rapid recovery driven by
pulses of coral recruitment, but Caribbean reefs exhibit low rates of recruitment and poor …

Species‐specific responses to disturbance are a central consideration for predicting the
composition, dynamics, and function of future communities. These responses may be …

An increasing sea surface temperature as a result of climate change has led to a higher
frequency and strengthening of hurricanes across the northeastern Caribbean in recent …

In this study, size‐based matrix models for the reef‐building coral Orbicella annularis at 14‐
m depth on the Tektite reef in St. John, US Virgin Islands, were used to:(1) explore the …

Subject to hurricane disturbance for millennia, natural ecosystems of Puerto Rico exhibit
clear patterns of resistance (eg, many tree species have little immediate storm‐related …

Rising sea levels and temperature will be dominant drivers of coastal Everglades'
foundation communities (ie, mangrove forests, seagrass/macroalgae, and coral reefs) by …

Many tropical corals have declined in abundance in the last few decades, and evaluating
the causal basis of these losses is critical to understanding how coral reefs will change in …

Coral reefs are facing unprecedented global, regional and local threats that continue to
degrade near-shore habitats. Water quality degradation, due to unsustainable development …