Many physiological responses in present-day coral reefs to climate change are interpreted
as consistent with the imminent disappearance of modern reefs globally because of annual …

The extent of larval dispersal on coral reefs has important implications for the persistence of
coral reef metapopulations, their resilience and recovery from an increasing array of threats …

Background Coral bleaching events vary in severity, however, to date, the hierarchy of
susceptibility to bleaching among coral taxa has been consistent over a broad geographic …

Sexual reproduction by scleractinian reef corals is important for maintaining coral
populations and evolutionary processes. The ongoing global renaissance in coral …

Mesophotic coral reefs, reefs at depths of 30 m to 150 m, are receiving renewed interest from
coral reef scientists and managers because they are linked physically and biologically to …

The persistence of coral reef ecosystems relies on the symbiotic relationship between
scleractinian corals and intracellular, photosynthetic dinoflagellates in the genus …

The declining health of coral reefs worldwide is likely to intensify in response to continued
anthropogenic disturbance from coastal development, pollution, and climate change. In …

Background New methods are needed for genomic-scale analysis of emerging model
organisms that exemplify important biological questions but lack fully sequenced genomes …

Worldwide degradation of coral reef communities has prompted a surge in restoration
efforts. They proceed largely without considering genetic factors because traditionally, coral …

The degree to which coral reef ecosystems will be impacted by global climate change
depends on regional and local differences in corals' susceptibility and resilience to …