Review: geological and experimental evidence for
... late Paleogene and Neogene time because the oceans maintained Mg/Ca ratios that were favorable for the secretion of the corals’ inherently aragonitic skeleton during these intervals. The reign of the scleractinian corals was interrupted during the middle Cretaceous by the largely calcitic rudist biv ...
... late Paleogene and Neogene time because the oceans maintained Mg/Ca ratios that were favorable for the secretion of the corals’ inherently aragonitic skeleton during these intervals. The reign of the scleractinian corals was interrupted during the middle Cretaceous by the largely calcitic rudist biv ...
Coles et al.
... was determined for Pearl Harbor. Fifty-two of the NIS were new reports for the bay. However, all but 16 of the new bay reports had previously been reported in Hawai`i, and those 16 are designated cryptogenic and subject to revision. The distribution of NIS within the bay was concentrated in areas of ...
... was determined for Pearl Harbor. Fifty-two of the NIS were new reports for the bay. However, all but 16 of the new bay reports had previously been reported in Hawai`i, and those 16 are designated cryptogenic and subject to revision. The distribution of NIS within the bay was concentrated in areas of ...
Book of Abstracts
... illustrating strong traceable linkages between climate change, ecosystem changes, and dependent human communities. Projected changes are also largely unambiguous in broad terms. Sea temperatures that triggered the mass mortality of corals over the past 20 years are very likely to increase as global ...
... illustrating strong traceable linkages between climate change, ecosystem changes, and dependent human communities. Projected changes are also largely unambiguous in broad terms. Sea temperatures that triggered the mass mortality of corals over the past 20 years are very likely to increase as global ...
NOAA Ocean and Great Lakes Acidification Research Plan
... Mention of a commercial company or product does not constitute an endorsement by NOAA/OAR. Use of information from this publication concerning proprietary products or the tests of such products for publicity or advertising purposes is not authorized. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recomm ...
... Mention of a commercial company or product does not constitute an endorsement by NOAA/OAR. Use of information from this publication concerning proprietary products or the tests of such products for publicity or advertising purposes is not authorized. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recomm ...
Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci)
... arm (Pratchett et al., 2014). A. planci can live for more than five years and reaches reproductive maturity around two years old (Pratchett et al., 2014). While it still remains unclear the amount of times A. planci spawn during the year, spawning occurs when the water temperatures are warmer, rough ...
... arm (Pratchett et al., 2014). A. planci can live for more than five years and reaches reproductive maturity around two years old (Pratchett et al., 2014). While it still remains unclear the amount of times A. planci spawn during the year, spawning occurs when the water temperatures are warmer, rough ...
Marine Ecology Progress Series 397:279
... recharge time. Both the video cameras and the still camera were mounted obliquely on the camera platform to give an approximate field of view of 5 m (width) by 5.5 m (depth of field). The geo-location of the camera platform was accurate within 20 m by combining the GPS location of the ship with data ...
... recharge time. Both the video cameras and the still camera were mounted obliquely on the camera platform to give an approximate field of view of 5 m (width) by 5.5 m (depth of field). The geo-location of the camera platform was accurate within 20 m by combining the GPS location of the ship with data ...
Heck et al. 2008 - BIOEEOS660-f12
... meadows and coral reefs can also result in a significant enhancement of the growth rates of dominant reef-building corals. Caribbean grunts, upon return to their resting spots on the reef, provide an important trophic subsidy to corals, whose growth is increased by nutrients deposited in the form of ...
... meadows and coral reefs can also result in a significant enhancement of the growth rates of dominant reef-building corals. Caribbean grunts, upon return to their resting spots on the reef, provide an important trophic subsidy to corals, whose growth is increased by nutrients deposited in the form of ...
Biodiversity and taxonomy of harpacticoid
... Tropical coral reefs are one of the most diverse habitats in the world’s oceans. By providing substrata for sedentary organisms, and food and shelter for mobile organisms, corals create a rich series of habitats for great numbers of species (Paulay, 1996). However, the true extent of the diversity o ...
... Tropical coral reefs are one of the most diverse habitats in the world’s oceans. By providing substrata for sedentary organisms, and food and shelter for mobile organisms, corals create a rich series of habitats for great numbers of species (Paulay, 1996). However, the true extent of the diversity o ...
Marine Protected Areas in Southeast Asia
... an equally diverse way of doing things, from the large MPAs of Indonesia to the many small community based no-take marine sanctuaries of the Philippines. Eco-tourism may have shown some promising results in an increasing number of areas, but the number of species still under threat from overexploita ...
... an equally diverse way of doing things, from the large MPAs of Indonesia to the many small community based no-take marine sanctuaries of the Philippines. Eco-tourism may have shown some promising results in an increasing number of areas, but the number of species still under threat from overexploita ...
Essential Fish Habitat Assessment Revised Final Report – May 2014
... Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ...
... Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ...
Turbinaria 2
... because it was made of Turbinaria or simply because it was a floating object in the open ocean. The fact that we found recruits on both the control and treatment rafts indicated that fish recruits in a pelagic environment make use of shelter provided by floating structures, regardless of composition ...
... because it was made of Turbinaria or simply because it was a floating object in the open ocean. The fact that we found recruits on both the control and treatment rafts indicated that fish recruits in a pelagic environment make use of shelter provided by floating structures, regardless of composition ...
60 years of coral reef fish ecology: past, present, future
... vs post-settlement interactions in determining the local abundance and diversity of reef fishes. The “recruitment limitation hypothesis” asserted that larval settlement was so low that subsequent population dynamics were not only unpredictable, but also density-independent. Population and community ...
... vs post-settlement interactions in determining the local abundance and diversity of reef fishes. The “recruitment limitation hypothesis” asserted that larval settlement was so low that subsequent population dynamics were not only unpredictable, but also density-independent. Population and community ...
Turbinaria ornata as an herbivory refuge for associate
... it becomes important to understand the implications of changing amounts of macroalgae to reef community structure. The possibility of an increase in local algal diversity due to an associational herbivory refuge provided by another alga may have increasingly important ramiWcations in coral reef ecos ...
... it becomes important to understand the implications of changing amounts of macroalgae to reef community structure. The possibility of an increase in local algal diversity due to an associational herbivory refuge provided by another alga may have increasingly important ramiWcations in coral reef ecos ...
Appendix F22
... While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this document are factually correct, AIMS does not make any representation or give any warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose of the information or statements contained i ...
... While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this document are factually correct, AIMS does not make any representation or give any warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose of the information or statements contained i ...
Functional niche partitioning in herbivorous coral reef fishes
... realized niche represents a species’ behaviour when it can interact with the biotic and abiotic components of its environment. Tropical coral reefs stand out as one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, but patterns of niche partitioning among coral reef organisms are poorly understood. Herbivoro ...
... realized niche represents a species’ behaviour when it can interact with the biotic and abiotic components of its environment. Tropical coral reefs stand out as one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, but patterns of niche partitioning among coral reef organisms are poorly understood. Herbivoro ...
(2012) The importance of live coral habitat for reef fishes and its role
... globally, were recorded to use live coral habitats. These fishes, from 39 different families, used a wide range (93 species) of different corals. However, reef fishes mainly used branching corals from Acroporidae and Pocilloporidae families. This study shows that many species of reef fish will be af ...
... globally, were recorded to use live coral habitats. These fishes, from 39 different families, used a wide range (93 species) of different corals. However, reef fishes mainly used branching corals from Acroporidae and Pocilloporidae families. This study shows that many species of reef fish will be af ...
Impact of environmental changes on Oculina patagonica coral holobiont Esther Rubio Portillo
... 5. CONCLUSIONS/CONCLUSIONES ........................................................... 165 6. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 171 7. ANNEXES ............................................................................. ...
... 5. CONCLUSIONS/CONCLUSIONES ........................................................... 165 6. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 171 7. ANNEXES ............................................................................. ...
Trophic effects through herbivory at Ningaloo Reef
... doliatus, Scarus ghobban, S. schlegeli and initial-phase Scarus sp.) together accounted for 95% of the observed bites across five regions. Of these species, three were identified as the most important in consuming macroalgae: N. unicornis, Kyphosus sp. and K. vaigiensis. These results were supported ...
... doliatus, Scarus ghobban, S. schlegeli and initial-phase Scarus sp.) together accounted for 95% of the observed bites across five regions. Of these species, three were identified as the most important in consuming macroalgae: N. unicornis, Kyphosus sp. and K. vaigiensis. These results were supported ...
Coral Literature Annotated Bibliography document
... island, for species with both short (<2 weeks) and long (>1 month) pelagic larval durations. If natal homing of larvae is a common life-history strategy, the appropriate spatial scales for the management and conservation of coral reefs are likely to be much smaller than previously assumed. Althaus, ...
... island, for species with both short (<2 weeks) and long (>1 month) pelagic larval durations. If natal homing of larvae is a common life-history strategy, the appropriate spatial scales for the management and conservation of coral reefs are likely to be much smaller than previously assumed. Althaus, ...
3rd International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals
... from 30 nations are assembling today in Miami, to synthesize existing knowledge on habitatforming azooxanthellate cold corals. I realize that numerous described and undescribed invertebrate species and fish fauna area associated with these colorful and spectacular seamounts and undersea gardens in t ...
... from 30 nations are assembling today in Miami, to synthesize existing knowledge on habitatforming azooxanthellate cold corals. I realize that numerous described and undescribed invertebrate species and fish fauna area associated with these colorful and spectacular seamounts and undersea gardens in t ...
Summary Report of the first training workshop
... northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Therefore, ocean acidification coupled with elevated levels of SST may threaten 66 coral species and 317 marine molluscs biodiversity of Bangladesh by hampering the process of reef/shell formation, i.e. calcification. In consequence, numerous reef-based organisms, ...
... northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Therefore, ocean acidification coupled with elevated levels of SST may threaten 66 coral species and 317 marine molluscs biodiversity of Bangladesh by hampering the process of reef/shell formation, i.e. calcification. In consequence, numerous reef-based organisms, ...
current O a —
... some of the first organisms to appear on exposed hard substrate, and studies have shown that coral larvae use its presence as a cue to settle and form new colonies. This suggests that these calcified algae are indicators of good habitat for reef corals. ...
... some of the first organisms to appear on exposed hard substrate, and studies have shown that coral larvae use its presence as a cue to settle and form new colonies. This suggests that these calcified algae are indicators of good habitat for reef corals. ...
THE CORAL SEA MARINE RESERVE: CENTRE FOR
... The Coral Sea Marine Reserve contains Australia’s largest Marine National Park Zone which extends over 51% of the Marine Reserve (Figure 1). This is one of the few places in the world where such a large marine sanctuary for relatively intact tropical marine life can be established making the conserv ...
... The Coral Sea Marine Reserve contains Australia’s largest Marine National Park Zone which extends over 51% of the Marine Reserve (Figure 1). This is one of the few places in the world where such a large marine sanctuary for relatively intact tropical marine life can be established making the conserv ...
Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef - the ERI Publication Repository
... MACR, ranking criteria specific to coral reefs, including habitat diversity, size, condition, proximity to similar habitats, nursery areas or larval transport, environmental gradients, well-developed coral framework, regenerative capacity, representation, “swath” potential, uniqueness, and dominance ...
... MACR, ranking criteria specific to coral reefs, including habitat diversity, size, condition, proximity to similar habitats, nursery areas or larval transport, environmental gradients, well-developed coral framework, regenerative capacity, representation, “swath” potential, uniqueness, and dominance ...
Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation of Pacific Coastal
... This study highlighted a number of challenges associated with monitoring the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region, most notably challenges associated with the need to understand large scale processes (e.g. oceanographic processes) and how these influence a range of biological and ecologic ...
... This study highlighted a number of challenges associated with monitoring the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region, most notably challenges associated with the need to understand large scale processes (e.g. oceanographic processes) and how these influence a range of biological and ecologic ...
Coral reef
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals. Coral reefs are built by colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps belong to a group of animals known as Cnidaria, which also includes sea anemones and jellyfish. Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons which support and protect the coral polyps. Reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated waters.Often called ""rainforests of the sea"", shallow coral reefs form some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean surface, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sponges, tunicates and other cnidarians. Paradoxically, coral reefs flourish even though they are surrounded by ocean waters that provide few nutrients. They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep water and cold water corals also exist on smaller scales in other areas.Coral reefs deliver ecosystem services to tourism, fisheries and shoreline protection. The annual global economic value of coral reefs is estimated between US$29.8-375 billion. However, coral reefs are fragile ecosystems, partly because they are very sensitive to water temperature. They are under threat from climate change, oceanic acidification, blast fishing, cyanide fishing for aquarium fish, sunscreen use, overuse of reef resources, and harmful land-use practices, including urban and agricultural runoff and water pollution, which can harm reefs by encouraging excess algal growth.