Given predicted increases in urbanization in tropical and subtropical regions, understanding
the processes sha** urban coral reefs may be essential for anticipating future …

Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Abstract The South China Sea in the Central Indo-Pacific is a large marine region that spans
an area of more than 3 million km 2 bounded by the coastlines of ten Asian nation states and …

A well-supported evolutionary tree representing most major lineages of scleractinian corals
is in sight with the development and application of phylogenomic approaches. Specifically …

The taxonomy of scleractinian corals has traditionally been established based on
morphology at the “macro” scale since the time of Carl Linnaeus. Taxa described using …

Introduction The northern Red Sea has been coined a refuge for reef corals due to the
exceptional thermal tolerance of these organisms. With ocean warming threatening coral …

Scleractinian corals, the main framework builders of coral reefs, are in serious global
decline, although there remains significant uncertainty as to the consequences for individual …

Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals are moderately well-known for shallow reef habitats, but
not for mesophotic depths (> 30 m) that are relatively difficult to access. Mesophotic habitats …

Lobophylliidae is a family-level clade of corals within the 'robust'lineage of Scleractinia. It
comprises species traditionally classified as Indo-Pacific 'mussids','faviids', and 'pectiniids' …

Abstract The deep sea (> 200 m) is home to a surprisingly rich biota, which in some cases
compares to that found in shallow areas. Scleractinian corals are an example of this–they …