Although octocorals are a key component of marine hard-bottom systems, their feeding
performance is still poorly understood. Understanding carbon budget trends in octocorals' …

Abstract Pulau Redang and Pulau Tioman have experienced huge tourism growth over the
last two decades, but minimal sewage treatment may threaten the resilience of their coral …

Recent research efforts have demonstrated increased bioerosion rates under experimentally
elevated partial pressures of seawater carbon dioxide (pCO2) with or without increased …

Soft corals often constitute one of the major benthic groups of coral reefs. Although they
have been documented to outcompete reef-building corals following environmental …

Abstract The Red Sea features a natural environmental gradient characterized by increasing
water temperature, nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations from North to South. The aim of …

Soft corals (Octocorallia) often constitute the second most abundant macrobenthic group on
many tropical and temperate reefs. However, the gelatinous and leather-like nature of their …

Symbioses with the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium form the foundation of tropical coral reef
communities. Symbiodinium photosynthesis fuels the growth of an array of marine …

Biogeochemistry of chemical elements plays a critical role in the evolution of coral reefs with
significant impacts on the relationship between corals and symbiotic algae, new vs recycled …

Octocorals living in symbiosis with photosynthetic dinoflagellates are one of the major
benthic groups of tropical coral reefs. They are notably abundant within disturbed …

Gorgonian corals are the dominant benthic fauna on Caribbean reefs. Unlike scleractinian
corals, gorgonian abundance on these reefs has remained stable or has increased …