Sewage pollution: mitigation is key for coral reef stewardship

SL Wear, RV Thurber - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are in decline worldwide, and land‐derived sources of pollution, including
sewage, are a major force driving that deterioration. This review presents evidence that …

Steroids in aquatic invertebrates

R Lafont, M Mathieu - Ecotoxicology, 2007 - Springer
Steroid molecules are present in all invertebrates, and some of them have established
hormonal roles: this is the case for ecdysteroids in arthropods and, to a lesser extent, for …

Occurrence and distribution of UV-filters and other anthropogenic contaminants in coastal surface water, sediment, and coral tissue from Hawaii

CL Mitchelmore, K He, M Gonsior, E Hain… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of UV-filters in the environment has raised concerns over potentially
adverse impacts on corals. In this study, the concentrations of 13 UV-filters and 11 hormones …

Sexual reproduction of scleractinian corals

PL Harrison - Coral reefs: an ecosystem in transition, 2011 - Springer
Sexual reproduction by scleractinian reef corals is important for maintaining coral
populations and evolutionary processes. The ongoing global renaissance in coral …

Breakdown in spawning synchrony: A silent threat to coral persistence

T Shlesinger, Y Loya - Science, 2019 - science.org
The impacts of human and natural disturbances on coral reefs are typically quantified
through visible damage (eg, reduced coral coverage as a result of bleaching events), but …

Water quality thresholds for coastal contaminant impacts on corals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EM Nalley, LJ Tuttle, AL Barkman, EE Conklin… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reduced water quality degrades coral reefs, resulting in compromised ecosystem function
and services to coastal communities. Increasing management capacity on reefs requires …

Infertility in male aquatic invertebrates: a review

C Lewis, AT Ford - Aquatic Toxicology, 2012 - Elsevier
As a result of endocrine disruptor studies, there are numerous examples of male related
reproductive abnormalities observed in vertebrates. Contrastingly, within the invertebrates …

Acute and chronic toxicity assessments of 17β-estradiol (E2) and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on the calanoid copepod Acartia clausi: Effects on survival, development …

E Djebbi, MND Yahia, E Farcy, O Pringault… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Estrogens, such as the 17β-estradiol (E2) and the 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), have been
regarded as a global threat to aquatic ecosystems due to their pseudo-persistence, their …

[HTML][HTML] What are the toxicity thresholds of chemical pollutants for tropical reef-building corals? A systematic review

DY Ouédraogo, H Mell, O Perceval, K Burga… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Tropical coral reefs cover only ca. 0.1% of the Earth's surface but harbour
exceptional marine biodiversity and provide vital ecosystem services to millions of people …

Environmental sensing and response genes in cnidaria: the chemical defensome in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

JV Goldstone - Cell biology and toxicology, 2008 - Springer
The starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis has been recently established as a new
model system for the study of the evolution of developmental processes, as cnidaria occupy …