Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …

Anomalously high water temperatures, associated with climate change, are increasing the
global prevalence of coral bleaching, coral diseases, and coral-mortality events. Coral …

The Ocean plays a central role in Earth's climate and has absorbed 93% of the extra energy
from the enhanced greenhouse effect and approximately 30% of anthropogenic carbon …

Mass coral bleaching events caused by elevated seawater temperatures result in extensive
coral loss throughout the tropics, and are projected to increase in frequency and severity. If …

Coral communities in the Caribbean face a new and deadly threat in the form of the highly
virulent multi-host stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). In late January of 2019, a …

There is growing concern over climate models that project significant changes in the oceans,
with consequences on marine biodiversity and human well-being. However, marine and …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was initially documented in Florida in 2014 and
outbreaks with similar characteristics have since appeared in disparate areas throughout the …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in the United States Virgin
Islands in January 2019 on a reef at Flat Cay off the island of St. Thomas. A year after its …

Deeper coral reefs experience reduced temperatures and light and are often shielded from
localized anthropogenic stressors such as pollution and fishing. The deep reef refugia …

Disease outbreaks have caused significant declines of keystone coral species. While
forecasting disease outbreaks based on environmental factors has progressed, we still lack …