Coral reefs are the most diverse habitat per unit area in the world's oceans, supporting an
estimated 1–3 million species in only 0.2% of its area. These ecosystems have suffered …

In this review, we present the current state of biodiversity knowledge for the class Staurozoa
(Cnidaria), including richness estimates, geographical and bathymetric distributions …

To compete effectively, living organisms must adjust the allocation of available energy
resources for growth, survival, maintenance, and reproduction throughout their life histories …

While the escalating impacts of climate change and other anthropogenic pressures on coral
reefs are well documented at the coral community level, studies of species-specific trends …

Early life history traits of brooding corals are often affected by the environmental conditions
experienced by parental colonies. Such parental effects can impact offspring survival, which …

Global ocean warming is affecting keystone species distributions and fitness, resulting in the
degradation of marine ecosystems. Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and productive …

In contrast to most Caribbean corals, the mustard hill coral Porites astreoides Lamarck, 1816
has seen its relative coverage increasing across its distribution range in recent years …

Coral reefs are disappearing worldwide as a result of several harmful human activities. The
establishment of cryobanks can secure a future for these ecosystems. To design effective …

Marine larval dispersal is strongly influenced by ocean currents, but larvae themselves
possess traits and behaviors that can curtail or augment dispersal, and affect their …

Porites panamensis is a hermatypic brooder coral endemic to, and distributed along, the
Eastern Tropical Pacific, and is considered a species vulnerable to local effects because it …