On the fate of dead coral colonies

J Morais, R Morais, SB Tebbett… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbonate budgets dynamically balance production and loss of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
on coral reefs. To sustain or expand the coral reef framework, CaCO3 production by …

Fine-scale heterogeneity reveals disproportionate thermal stress and coral mortality in thermally variable reef habitats during a marine heatwave

KT Brown, G Eyal, SG Dove, KL Barott - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
Increasing ocean temperatures threaten coral reefs globally, but corals residing in habitats
that experience high thermal variability are thought to be better adapted to survive climate …

Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review

NK Browne, M Cuttler, K Moon, K Morgan… - … and marine biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …

Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO2 variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis

KT Brown, MA Mello-Athayde… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ocean acidification is a growing threat to coral growth and the accretion of coral reef
ecosystems. Corals inhabiting environments that already endure extreme diel pCO2 …

Global coral reef ecosystems exhibit declining calcification and increasing primary productivity

KL Davis, AP Colefax, JP Tucker, BP Kelaher… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Long-term coral reef resilience to multiple stressors depends on their ability to maintain
positive calcification rates. Estimates of coral ecosystem calcification and organic …

Carbonate budgets in Lakshadweep Archipelago bear the signature of local impacts and global climate disturbances

F Divan Patel, W Pinto, M Dey, T Alcoverro, R Arthur - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
Predicted sea-level rise and increased storm frequency caused by climate change
drastically threaten low-lying inhabited coral atolls. Coral reef frameworks are the atolls' …

Bleaching, mortality and lengthy recovery on the coral reefs of Lord Howe Island. The 2019 marine heatwave suggests an uncertain future for high-latitude ecosystems

T Moriarty, W Leggat, SF Heron, R Steinberg… - PloS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Oceanic thermal anomalies are increasing in both frequency and strength, causing
detrimental impacts to coral reef communities. Water temperatures beyond the corals …

Temporal scales, sampling designs and age distributions in marine conservation palaeobiology

A Tomašových, S Dominici, R Nawrot, M Zuschin - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Conservation palaeobiology informs conservation and restoration of ecosystems by using
the fossil record to discriminate between baseline and novel states and to assess ecosystem …

Temporal and spatial variabilities of chemical and physical parameters on the Heron Island coral reef platform

SAH Kekuewa, TA Courtney, T Cyronak… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Springer
Globally, coral reefs are threatened by ocean warming and acidification. The degree to
which acidification will impact reefs is dependent on the local hydrodynamics, benthic …

Tropical cyclone-induced coastal acidification in Galveston Bay, Texas

TL Hicks, KEF Shamberger, JN Fitzsimmons… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Intense rainfall from tropical cyclones has the potential to induce coastal acidification, which
will become more common and severe as climate change continues. We collected …