A review of published literature on the sensitivity of corals to turbidity and sedimentation is
presented, with an emphasis on the effects of dredging. The risks and severity of impact from …

This paper reviews and evaluates the current state of knowledge on the direct effects of
terrestrial runoff on (1) the growth and survival of hard coral colonies,(2) coral reproduction …

Pollution of marine environments with microplastic particles (ie plastic fragments< 5 mm) has
increased rapidly during the last decades. As these particles are mainly of terrestrial origin …

Unprecedented development along tropical shorelines is causing severe degradation of
coral reefs primarily from increases in sedimentation. Sediment particles smother reef …

When describing coral shape and form the term phenotypic plasticity, ie environment‐
induced changes in morphology, is often used synonymously with intraspecific variation …

Sewage pollution is an increasing problem in tropical marine environments. In this revlew
we synthesize present knowledge of the effects of sewage pollution on coral-reef …

There is a need to develop water quality thresholds for dredging near coral reefs that can
relate physical pressures to biological responses and define exposure conditions above …

Seven fringing reef complexes were chosen along the leeward coast (west) of Barbados to
study the effects of eutrophication processes upon the scleractinian coral assemblages. The …

Publisher Summary The aim of this chapter is to consider long-term ecological studies in the
light of known effects of disturbances on coral reefs and to ask whether the effects of …

Effects of short-term sedimentation on common coastal coral species were investigated in
laboratory and field experiments on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) using pulse-amplitude …