Coral growth under thermal stress and shading in American Samoa
"I tested the hypothesis that shading at an early stage of cumulative thermal stress, as described by NOAAs Coral Reef Watch - Satellite Bleaching Alert System, can serve as a mitigating management strategy. I analyzed growth, under thermal stress and dif...
Coral growth under thermal stress and different levels of light intensity in Acropora aspera
"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...
Preliminary data on growth under different light and thermal conditions in branching coral species
"Coral reefs are threatened due to thermal stress caused by global climate change. The higher temperatures lead to coral bleaching which results from the breakdown of the relationship between the coral and their symbiotic algae; this phenomenon is also he...
Possible mitigation of coral bleaching using shading in conditions of cumulative thermal stress in Acropora aspera
"Global climate change is increasing the amount of thermal stress in coral reefs, which can lead to bleaching events and widespread coral mortality. During bleaching, corals become pale or white because of the expulsion of their algal symbionts, which are...
Preliminary results on the effects of shading on thermal bleaching in Acropora muricata
"High irradiance and temperature levels can cause corals to expel their symbiotic algae; a phenomenon known as coral bleaching. Therefore it would be expected that by reducing light intensity during high thermal stress periods, we could help prevent or at...
Preliminary results on the effects of shading on thermal bleaching in Pocillopora damicornis
"Thermal stress can lead to the expulsion of algal symbionts in corals, causing bleaching - a phenomenon likely to become more common with global warming. Bleaching is caused not only by high temperatures but also by high light intensity. In an effort to ...
NOAA's new island-wide reef fish and coral monitoring program in the US Caribbean
"NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program has developed a national coral reef fish and coral monitoring plan throughout the US Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean. The goal of the monitoring plan is to use consistent and standardized approaches to collect biolo...
Long-term algal monitoring studies on an isolated Hawaiian atoll