Estimating the role of three mesopredatory fishes in coral reef food webs at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
"Within the complex food webs that occur on coral reefs, mesopredatory fish consume small-bodied prey and transfer accumulated biomass to other trophic levels. We estimated biomass, growth and mortality rates of three common mesopredators from Ningaloo Re...
The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges
Ocean acidification (OA) is expected to modify the structure and function of coral reef ecosystems by reducing calcification, increasing bioerosion, and altering the physiology of many marine organisms. Much of our understanding of these relationships is ...
Resilience in carbonate production despite three coral bleaching events in 5 years on an inshore patch reef in the Florida Keys
"The persistence of coral reef frameworks requires that calcium carbonate (CaCO3) production by corals and other calcifiers outpaces CaCO3 loss via physical, chemical, and biological erosion. Coral bleaching causes declines in CaCO3 production, but this v...
The influence of diel carbonate chemistry fluctuations on the calcification rate of Acropora cervicornis under present day and future acidification conditions
"Ocean acidification (OA) will result in lower calcification rates for numerous marine taxa, including many species of corals which create important reef habitat. Seawater carbonate chemistry fluctuates over cycles ranging from days to seasons, often driv...
The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef-dwelling Caribbean sponges, including buoyant weight measurements and tank pH conditions from 2021-06-14 to 2021-07-20 (NCEI Accession 0260004)