The carbonate budget of a reef describes the net rate of carbonate production resulting from
various biologically-, physically-and chemically-driven production and erosion processes …

Macroalgal pigments can serve as indicators of an environmental stresses due to their
higher accumulation during these conditions. Even though they exhibit protective role, a …

For reef framework to persist, calcium carbonate production by corals and other calcifiers
needs to outpace loss due to physical, chemical, and biological erosion. This balance is …

The potential effects of seasonal acclimatization on coral sensitivity to heat-stress, has
received limited attention despite differing bleaching thresholds for summer and winter. In …

The juveniles of predatory sea stars can remain in their recruitment–nursery habitat for some
time before their ontogenetic shift to the adult habitat and diet. These small juveniles are …

Environmental conditions shape the occurrence and abundance of habitat-building
organisms at global scales. Rhodolith beds structure important hard substrate habitats for a …

Dramatic increases in the release of anthropogenic CO 2 and global temperatures have
resulted in alterations to seawater carbonate chemistry and metabolisms of marine …

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Watch program
developed and operates several global satellite products to monitor bleaching-level heat …

Successful recruitment of invertebrate larvae to reef substrates is essential to the health of
tropical coral reef ecosystems and to their capacity to recover from disturbances. Crustose …

After three decades of coral research on the impacts of climate change, there is a wide
consensus on the adverse effects of heat-stress, but the impacts of ocean acidification (OA) …