Artificial reefs (ARs) have been used on coral reefs for ecological research, conservation,
and socio-cultural purposes since the 1980s. We examined spatio-temporal patterns in AR …

Coral reefs can undergo unexpected and dramatic changes in community composition, so
called phase shifts. This can have profound consequences for ecosystem services upon …

Abstract The Red Sea has long been recognized as a region of high biodiversity and
endemism. Despite this diversity and early history of scientific work, our understanding of the …

While many studies of coral bleaching report on broad, regional scale responses, fewer
examine variation in susceptibility among coral taxa and changes in community structure …

Artificial reefs are increasingly being promoted as a means to mitigate impacts from human
activities in coastal urban areas. Coastal defense structures such as breakwaters are …

Six reef sites were chosen along the west coast of the southern islands of Singapore, at an
increasing distance from the densely populated metropolitan area, to study the spatial …

Despite widespread climate-driven reductions of coral cover on tropical reefs, little attention
has been paid to the possibility that changes in the geographic distribution of coral …

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 …

Shedding light on the ability of benthic artificial reef (AR) communities to resemble those of a
natural reef (NR) is of great importance if we are to harness ARs as tools for rehabilitation …

Concrete cubic frames and decommissioned steel naval vessels have been deployed in
Thailand liberally to act as artificial substrates for coral restoration and marine recreation …