[HTML][HTML] High frequency temperature variability reduces the risk of coral bleaching

A Safaie, NJ Silbiger, TR McClanahan… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Coral bleaching is the detrimental expulsion of algal symbionts from their cnidarian hosts,
and predominantly occurs when corals are exposed to thermal stress. The incidence and …

Seeking resistance in coral reef ecosystems: the interplay of biophysical factors and bleaching resistance under a changing climate: the interplay of a reef's …

CE Page, W Leggat, SF Heron, SM Choukroun… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
If we are to ensure the persistence of species in an increasingly warm world, of interest is the
identification of drivers that affect the ability of an organism to resist thermal stress …

Hydrodynamic and atmospheric drivers create distinct thermal environments within a coral reef atoll

CM Grimaldi, RJ Lowe, JA Benthuysen, MVW Cuttler… - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
Within coral reefs, different thermal environments can be found at locations separated by
less than 100 s of meters and can generate fine-scale patterns of thermal stress and …

[HTML][HTML] Connecting flow over complex terrain to hydrodynamic roughness on a coral reef

JS Rogers, SA Maticka, V Chirayath… - Journal of Physical …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Connecting Flow over Complex Terrain to Hydrodynamic Roughness on a Coral Reef in:
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[HTML][HTML] Coral reef drag coefficients–water depth dependence

SJ Lentz, KA Davis, JH Churchill… - Journal of Physical …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Coral Reef Drag Coefficients – Water Depth Dependence in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
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[HTML][HTML] Hot spots of bleaching in massive Porites coral colonies

J Morais, SB Tebbett, RA Morais… - Marine Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coral bleaching events have become more frequent and severe due to ocean warming.
While the large-scale impacts of bleaching events are well-known, there is growing …

Bacterial communities associated with corals out-planted on the Great Barrier Reef are inherently dynamic over space and time

P Strudwick, J Seymour, EF Camp, C Roper… - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
Coral propagation and out-planting are becoming commonly adopted as part of reef
stewardship strategies aimed at improving reef resilience through enhanced natural …

Physical mechanisms influencing localized patterns of temperature variability and coral bleaching within a system of reef atolls

RH Green, RJ Lowe, ML Buckley, T Foster, JP Gilmour - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
Interactions between oceanic and atmospheric processes within coral reefs can significantly
alter local-scale (< km) water temperatures, and consequently drive variations in heat stress …

Toward a new era of coral reef monitoring

A Apprill, Y Girdhar, TA Mooney… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Coral reefs host some of the highest concentrations of biodiversity and economic value in
the oceans, yet these ecosystems are under threat due to climate change and other human …

A coupled wave-hydrodynamic model of an atoll with high friction: Mechanisms for flow, connectivity, and ecological implications

JS Rogers, SG Monismith, OB Fringer, DA Koweek… - Ocean Modelling, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a hydrodynamic analysis of an atoll system from modeling simulations using a
coupled wave and three-dimensional hydrodynamic model (COAWST) applied to Palmyra …