Recent work has shown that hydrophilic and hydrophobic organic matter (OM) from algae
disrupts the function of the coral holobiont and promotes the invasion of opportunistic …

Coral reef restoration is not the same as forest restoration as its success is not always
guaranteed because of insufficient knowledge of coral biology. The technology of active …

Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Competition among sessile organisms is a major process on coral reefs, and is becoming
more important as anthropogenic disturbances cause shifts in dominance to non-reef …

The ecological resilience of coral reefs depends critically on the capacity of coral
populations to re-establish in habitats dominated by macroalgae. Coral reefs globally are …

Turf algae are multispecies communities of small marine macrophytes that are becoming a
dominant component of coral reef communities around the world. To assess the impact of …

Competition between reef-building corals and benthic algae is of key importance for reef
dynamics. These interactions occur on many spatial scales, ranging from chemical to …

Coral recruitment describes the addition of new individuals to populations, and it is one of
the most fundamental demographic processes contributing to population size. As many coral …

Environment-friendly algaecides based on allelopathy have been extensively studied to
control harmful algal blooms (HABs). The inhibitory effects of linoleic acid (LA) sustained …

Tropical reefs are commonly transitioning from coral to macroalgal dominance, but the role
of macroalgae in coral decline remains inadequately understood. A growing body of …