Coral ecosystems are a source of food for millions; protect coastlines from storms and erosion; provide habitat, spawning and nursery grounds for economically important fish species; provide jobs and income to local economies from fishing, recreation, and...
Microbiome differences in disease-resistant vs. susceptible Acropora corals subjected to disease challenge assays
In recent decades coral gardening has become increasingly popular to restore degraded reef ecosystems. However, the growth and survivorship of nursery-reared outplanted corals are highly variable. Scientists are trying to identify genotypes that show sign...
THIS RECORD IS A TEST EXAMPLE RECORD. Benthic cover and other related datasets derived from Structure-from-Motion (SfM) imagery of coral reef ecosystems in Pacific Islands Regions
Support for community water quality monitoring : summary report summary report
There is increasing recognition that coral reefs on populated coastlines have been degraded by land-based pollutants, or are at risk of degradation. Land-based pollutants include fine sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus, pesticides, metals and other contaminan...
Ecological monitoring 2022 : reef fishes of the Mariana Archipelago
This report outlines a portion of the coral reef monitoring surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s (PIFSC) Archipelagic Research Program (ARP) of the Ecosystem Sciences Di...
Nutrient Pollution Disrupts Key Ecosystem Functions On Coral Reefs
There is a long history of examining the impacts of nutrient pollution and pH on coral reefs. However, little is known about how these two stressors interact and influence coral reef ecosystem functioning. Using a six-week nutrient addition experiment, we...
Montastraea cavernosa corallite structure demonstrates distinct morphotypes across shallow and mesophotic depth zones in the Gulf of Mexico
This study assessed morphological variation of the depth-generalist coral Montastraea cavernosa across shallow and mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) using thirteen corallite metrics. While corallite structure differed significantly a...
Fish spawning aggregations: where well‐placed management actions can yield big benefits for fisheries and conservation
Marine ecosystem management has traditionally been divided between fisheries management and biodiversity conservation approaches, and the merging of these disparate agendas has proven difficult. Here, we offer a pathway that can unite fishers, scientists,...
General coral reef facts