Coral reefs in shallow-water environments (< 30 m) are in decline due to local and global
anthropogenic stresses. This has led to renewed interest in the 'deep reef refugia'hypothesis …

Cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons) are one of the major natural disturbances on coral reefs,
and they affect coral reef structure and functioning at different spatial and temporal scales …

Coral reefs are rich in biodiversity, in large part because their highly complex architecture
provides shelter and resources for a wide range of organisms. Recent rapid declines in hard …

Staghorn corals (genus Acropora) are the most obvious and important corals on coral reefs
throughout the world, providing much of the beauty and variety seen on the reefs. This …

Coral reefs of north Jamaica, normally sheltered, were severely damaged by Hurricane
Allen, the strongest Caribbean hurricane of this century. Immediate studies were made at …

The population dynamics of five species of foliaceous corals (Agaricia agaricites forma
purpurea, A. lamarcki, Leptoseris cucullata, Montastrea annularis, and Porites astreoides) …

Extensive coral bleaching occurred during sea-water warming (as a result of the 1982/3 El
Niño Southern Oscillation event) in 1983 on the shallow reefs in the Java Sea. Mean …

Six coral reef locations between Miami and Key West were marked with stainless steel
stakes and rephotographed periodically between 1984 and 1991. The monitored areas …

Acropora palmata, a branching coral abundant on shallow reef environments throughout the
Caribbean, is susceptible to physical disturbance caused by storms. Accordingly, the …

Processes important in the development of subtidal seagrass beds composed of Thalassia
testudinum, Syringodium filiforme, Halodule wrightii, and many rhizophytic algal species …