Coral reefs are in decline worldwide and monitoring activities are important for assessing
the impact of disturbance on reefs and tracking subsequent recovery or decline. Monitoring …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are important tools for the conservation of marine
biodiversity but their designation and effective monitoring require frequent, comprehensive …

The dispersal of marine organisms can be restricted by a set of isolation mechanisms
including hard barriers or hydrological features. In the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon …

There has been ongoing flattening of C aribbean coral reefs with the loss of habitat having
severe implications for these systems. Complexity and its structural components are …

Coral cover on Caribbean reefs has declined rapidly since the early 1980's. Diseases have
been a major driver, decimating communities of framework building Acropora and Orbicella …

The mutualistic symbioses between reef‐building corals and micro‐algae form the basis of
coral reef ecosystems, yet recent environmental changes threaten their survival. Diversity in …

Coral cover has declined rapidly on Caribbean reefs since the early 1980s, reducing
carbonate production and reef growth. Using a cross-regional dataset, we show that …

Lionfish Pterois volitans and P. miles have spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean Sea
since 1985, where they negatively impact native fish communities and therefore are …

A single ecosystem can exhibit great biogeographic and environmental variability. While a
given ecological driver might have a strong impact in one region, it does not necessarily …

The Greater Caribbean biogeographic region is the high-diversity heart of the Tropical West
Atlantic, one of four global centers of tropical marine biodiversity. The traditional view of the …