High-resolution characterization of the abiotic environment and disturbance regimes on the Great Barrier Reef, 1985-2017
"This data compilation synthesizes 36 static environmental and spatial variables, and temporally explicit modeled estimates of three major disturbances to coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR): (1) coral bleaching, (2) tropical cyclones, and (3) out...
High‐resolution characterization of the abiotic environment and disturbance regimes on the Great Barrier Reef, 1985–2017
This data compilation synthesizes 36 static environmental and spatial variables, and temporally explicit modeled estimates of three major disturbances to coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR): (1) coral bleaching, (2) tropical cyclones, and (3) outb...
The 13C Suess effect in scleractinian corals mirror changes in the anthropogenic CO2 inventory of the surface oceans
"New (delta)13C data are presented from 10 coral skeletons collected from Florida and elsewhere in the Caribbean (Dominica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Belize). These corals range from 96 to 200 years in age and were collected between 1976 and 20...
Prediction of coral bleaching in the Florida Keys using remotely sensed data
"Shallow water tropical coral reefs may bleach due to extremes in a variety of environmental factors. Of particular concern have been temperature, ultraviolet radiation, and photosynthetically available radiation. Satellite observation systems allow synop...
Predictive mapping of fish species richness across shallow-water seascapes in the Caribbean
"Effective management of coral reef ecosystems requires accurate, quantitative and spatially explicit information on patterns of species richness at spatial scales relevant to the management process. We combined empirical modelling techniques, remotely se...
Recreational diving impacts on coral reefs and the adoption of environmentally responsible practices within the SCUBA diving industry
"Recreational diving on coral reefs is an activity that has experienced rapidly growing levels of popularity and participation. Despite providing economic activity for many developing coastal communities, the potential role of dive impacts in contributing...
Benthic structure and cryptic mortality in a Caribbean mesophotic coral reef bank system, the Hind Bank Marine Conservation District, U.S. Virgin Islands
"Coral reef banks may form an important component of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) in the Caribbean, but remain poorly explored relative to shallower reefs and mesophotic habitats on slopes and walls. Consequently, the processes structuring mesophoti...
The life history of the invasive mullet Osteomugil engeli Bleeker 1858 in Hawaiian estuaries
Although mullets (Mugilids) are important estuarine fishes across the world, the biology of many species of mullet have yet to be determined. This is of concern for mullets that are introduced species with unknown impacts on native ecosystems. Here we ass...
Geographic variation in clonal structure in a reef building Caribbean coral, Acropora palmata
"Species that build the physical structure of ecosystems often reproduce clonally, both in terrestrial (e.g., grasses, trees) and marine (e.g., corals, seagrasses) environments. The degree of clonality may vary over a species' range in accordance with the...
Linkages between habitats are essential for reef fishes
"In coral reef ecosystems, numerous habitat types support key life stages of juvenile fishery species and other nekton (mobile fishes, shrimps, crabs, and lobsters). Seagrass beds, mangroves, sand and mud bottoms, algal plains, and coral reefs are connect...
High-resolution characterization of the abiotic environment and disturbance regimes on the Great Barrier Reef, 1985-2017