Abstract: Coral reefs face escalating threats from global and local stressors, and these challenges are exacerbated in the Caribbean. This study focuses on coral reef structure in Barbados, where a previous study documented reef degradation in the 1990s. As 30 years have passed, we examined the rate of change...
Abstract: Coral reef restoration can reduce the wave-driven flooding for coastal communities. However, this protection has yet to be assessed in terms of the reduced risk of flood-driven environmental contamination. Here we provide the first high-resolution valuation of the reduction of flood-related land-based environmental pollution provided by potential coral...
Abstract: Persistent shifts to undesired ecological states, such as shifts from coral to macroalgae, are becoming more common. This highlights the need to understand processes that can help restore aơected ecosystems. Herbivory on coral reefs is widely recognized as a key interaction that can keep macroalgae from outcompeting coral....
Abstract: Over the past decades, human impacts have changed the structure of tropical benthic reef communities towards coral depletion and macroalgal proliferation. However, how these changes have modified chemical and microbial waterscapes is poorly known. Here, we assessed how the experimental removal of macroalgal assemblages influences the chemical and...
Abstract: Applying 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology to design and manufacturing can create a diverse configuration of the marine landscape. However, this combination of 3D technology and artificial coral products is still in the initial stage of research and application. Therefore, this study introduces a novel design shape model,...
Abstract: Queen parrotfish Scarus vetula and stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride are widely distributed throughout the subtropical/tropical regions of the northwestern Atlantic, play important ecological roles in reef ecosystems, and contribute to small-scale commercial landings within several Caribbean management jurisdictions. Prior to this work, no comprehensive life history information existed...
Abstract: Phase shifts from hard coral to macroalgae have led to the formulation of a top-down herbivory paradigm, whose assumption is that a reduction in herbivory is the primary driver of these changes. Caribbean parrotfish from Scarus and Sparisoma genera are usually known as main reef herbivorous. Yet, they...
Abstract: Coral reef declines have been documented since the 1980’s from a variety of global and local stressors. Management resource tools are needed to preserve these fragile ecosystems from stressors, both known and unknown. Laboratory studies have shown microplastics (MP) to have negative effects on coral physiology, but their...
Abstract: Coral reefs are highly productive ecosystems that provide valuable services to coastal communities worldwide. However, both local and global anthropogenic stressors, threaten the coral‑algal symbiosis that enables reef forma‑ tion. This breakdown of the symbiotic relationship, known as bleaching, is often triggered by cumulative cell damage. UV and...
Background: Subtropical coral reefs are comparatively understudied compared to tropical coral reef ecosystems, yet also host a diverse and abundant array of marine life and provide substantial socio‑economic benefits to commu‑ nities. Research into the impacts of ocean warming on subtropical coral reefs has increased over the past two...
