Corals are fundamental ecosystem engineers, creating large, intricate reefs that support
diverse and abundant marine life. At the core of a healthy coral animal is a dynamic …

For over three decades, scientists have conducted heat-stress experiments to predict how
coral will respond to ocean warming due to global climate change. However, there are often …

Recurrent mass bleaching events are pushing coral reefs worldwide to the brink of
ecological collapse. While the symptoms and consequences of this breakdown of the coral …

Corals and the reef ecosystems that they support are in global decline due to increasing
anthropogenic pressures such as climate change. However, effective reef conservation …

We report for the first time the ingestion of microplastics by scleractinian corals, and the
presence of microplastics in coral reef waters adjacent to inshore reefs on Australia's Great …

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 …

Scleractinian (hard) corals are fundamental to the geomorphology, biodiversity, and
structure of coral reef ecosystems (Goreau 1963, Hoegh-Guldberg 2004, Pratchett et al …

Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s,
averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result …

Summary 1 Coral bleaching events, predicted to increase in frequency and severity as a
result of climate change, are a threat to tropical coral‐reef ecosystems worldwide. Although …

The impact that microplastics (< 5 mm) have on scleractinian coral is largely unknown. This
study investigated calcification effects, size limits, and retention times of microbeads and …