Fluxes of energy, materials and organisms among ecosystems are consequences of their
openness to exchange and lead to the consideration of reciprocal connections among …

High sedimentation is often related to stress in coral reef communities. Most southwestern
Atlantic reefs are characterized by high sedimentation. However, there are no temporal …

In a changing environment, there is an increasing interest to monitor ecosystems to
understand their responses to environmental change. Seagrass meadows are highly …

Coral reefs are important ecosystems in terms of their biodiversity and ecosystem functions.
Particularly at local scales, coral reefs are vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic …

Marine symbioses are integral to the persistence of ecosystem functioning in coral reefs.
Solitary corals of the species Heteropsammia cochlea and Heterocyathus aequicostatus …

The continuous abstraction of groundwater from Arusha aquifers in northern Tanzania has
resulted in a decline in water levels and subsequent yield reduction in most production …

Coastal marine management is vital for socio-ecological sustainability of developing,
tropical ecosystems, which calls for diverse tools to monitor and assess water quality. The …

Tropical coral reefs feature extraordinary biodiversity and high productivity rates in
oligotrophic waters. Due to increasing frequencies of perturbations–anthropogenic and …

Coral abundance on tropical reefs is declining due to climatic change and other direct
anthropogenic impacts. The long-term consequences of coral 'regime-shifts' are not fully …

Introduction Coral reefs as key ecosystems in Zanzibar are exposed to several
anthropogenic and natural stressors. Methods The benthic composition and coverage of …