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 …

Dredging, river plumes and natural resuspension events can release sediments into the
water column where they exert a range of effects on underlying communities. In this review …

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

Over the past 3 decades, thermal stress events have damaged corals globally. Few studies,
however, have tracked the recovery process or assessed whether winners in the short term …

Population connectivity plays significant roles on both evolutionary and ecological time-
scales; however, quantifying the magnitude and pattern of exchange between populations of …

Coral mortality has increased in recent decades, making coral recruitment more important
than ever in sustaining coral reef ecosystems and contributing to their resilience. This review …

Reef-building corals have essential roles in reef ecosystems but are highly susceptible to
disturbances. Increasing anthropogenic disturbances are eroding coral community …

The movements of larvae between marine populations are difficult to follow directly and
have been the subject of much controversy, especially in the Caribbean. The debate centres …

Survival of pelagic marine larvae is an important determinant of dispersal potential. Despite
this, few estimates of larval survival are available. For scleractinian corals, few studies of …

Understanding the pattern of connectivity among populations is crucial for the development
of realistic and spatially explicit population models in marine systems. Here we analysed …