Despite the global focus on the occurrence of regime shifts on shallow-water tropical coral
reefs over the last two decades, most of this research continues to focus on changes to algal …

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 …

Although coral–algae competition is more widely and frequently studied, invertebrates are
also major coral competitors, potentially influencing reef structural complexity. Ocean …

Abstract Wakatobi National Park (WNP), located in the heart of the Coral Triangle in
Indonesia, is one of the most biodiverse marine habitats on Earth. Coral ecosystems within …

Mass coral bleaching is challenging today's coral reefs. However, our understanding of
dynamics in benthic space holders, following such disturbances, is limited. To address this …

Competition for space on coral reefs is fierce, however when external natural and
anthropogenic drivers disproportionately benefit certain organisms, reefs can quickly be …

Non-indigenous fouling species (NIS) often dominate coastal facilities, such as harbors and
marinas. Along the subtropical Coast of Brazil, sessile communities from artificial habitats …

The coral reef ecosystem is one of the marine tourism attractions on Lemukutan Island, West
Kalimantan. However, currently, some locations are in a relatively degraded condition …

The number of species dispersing to higher and/or lower latitudes, in association with
temperature warming, is growing exponentially with only a few described opposite cases of …

Subtropical coral reefs such as the lagoonal reefs of Norfolk Island in the remote South
Pacific are vastly understudied, with many benthic species unrecorded in the scientific …