Climate change (CC) is a key, global driver of change of marine ecosystems. At local and
regional scales, other local human stressors (LS) can interact with CC and modify its effects …

Crown of thorns starfish (COTS, Acanthaster sp.) are notorious for their destructive
consumption of coral that decimates tropical reefs, an attribute unique among tropical …

Spatial and temporal patterns of future coral bleaching are uncertain, hampering global
conservation efforts to protect coral reefs against climate change. Our analysis of daily …

Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia between 2016 and 2024
was driven by high sea surface temperatures (SST). The likelihood of temperature-induced …

Abstract Setting appropriate conservation strategies in a multi-threat world is a challenging
goal, especially because of natural complexity and budget limitations that prevent effective …

On the iconic Great Barrier Reef (GBR), the cumulative impacts of tropical cyclones, marine
heatwaves and regular outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) have …

Crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster sp.) are among the most studied coral reef
organisms, owing to their propensity to undergo major population irruptions, which …

Climate‐driven alterations to disturbance regimes are increasingly disrupting patterns of
recovery in many biomes. Here, we examine the impact of disturbance and subsequent level …

Coral reefs are extremely vulnerable to human-induced climate change. Most notably,
increasing ocean temperatures are causing increasing incidence and severity of mass coral …

Population growth and rapid economic development have led to serious and widespread
negative ecological impacts, so the world is faced with the task of ecological recovery …