"In this study we examined the growth rates of coral species Acropora aspera in conditions of high thermal stress which are expected to become more common because of climate change. During higher than normal temperature periods, corals can experience blea...

"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...