Sediment transport in the presence of large reef bottom roughness
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jc011755
Abstract: The presence of large bottom roughness, such as that formed by benthic organisms on coral reef flats, has important implications for the size, concentration, and transport of suspended sediment in coastal environments. A 3 week… read more here.
Keywords: bottom roughness; presence large; sediment transport; roughness ... See more keywords
Nitrogen enrichment and speciation in a coral reef lagoon driven by groundwater inputs of bird guano
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DOI: 10.1002/2017jc012929
Abstract: While the influence of river inputs on coral reef biogeochemistry has been investigated, there is limited information on nutrient fluxes related to submarine groundwater discharge (SGD). Here, we investigate whether significant saline groundwater-derived nutrient inputs… read more here.
Keywords: groundwater; bird guano; coral reef; reef lagoon ... See more keywords
Protocol to control the invasive alga Avrainvillea lacerata in a shallow Hawaiian reef flat
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DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11490
Abstract: Abstract Premise A novel control technique was developed to mitigate an invasive siphonous green alga, Avrainvillea lacerata (Dichotomosiphonaceae), within a shallow degraded reef flat in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Methods and Results Replicated treatments of 3% and… read more here.
Keywords: reef; alga avrainvillea; control; avrainvillea lacerata ... See more keywords
Managing threats and restoring wetlands within catchments of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3096
Abstract: 1. The catchments of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia include more than one million ha of wetlands, which help to sustain the health and resilience of the reef. 2. This article reviews the… read more here.
Keywords: great barrier; catchments great; barrier reef; reef ... See more keywords
How a System of Checks on Symbiosis Could Become Disastrous
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DOI: 10.1002/bies.201800106
Abstract: Corals are small marine invertebrates that band together to create the world’s largest animal engineered structures: the coral reef. Some of these reef structures such as The Great Barrier Reef in Australia are so large… read more here.
Keywords: symbiosis could; become disastrous; system checks; checks symbiosis ... See more keywords
The effects of a stressed inshore urban reef on coral recruitment in Suva Harbour, Fiji
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4641
Abstract: Abstract A relic inshore reef ecosystem adjacent to the Fijian capital of Suva and another remote inshore reef were monitored monthly from July 2014 to July 2015 for coral recruitment, sedimentation rates, coral cover, temperature,… read more here.
Keywords: site; suva harbour; coral recruitment; compared remote ... See more keywords
Protection from illegal fishing and shark recovery restructures mesopredatory fish communities on a coral reef
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5575
Abstract: Abstract The recovery of communities of predatory fishes within a no‐take marine reserve after the eradication of illegal fishing provides an opportunity to examine the role of sharks and other large‐bodied mesopredatory fishes in structuring… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; fishing; mesopredatory fishes; mesopredatory fish ... See more keywords
Non‐reef habitats in a tropical seascape affect density and biomass of fishes on coral reefs
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6940
Abstract: Abstract Nonreef habitats such as mangroves, seagrass, and macroalgal beds are important for foraging, spawning, and as nursery habitat for some coral reef fishes. The spatial configuration of nonreef habitats adjacent to coral reefs can… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; density biomass; seascape; reef ... See more keywords
A community and functional comparison of coral and reef fish assemblages between four decades of coastal urbanisation and thermal stress
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8736
Abstract: Abstract Urbanized coral reefs experience anthropogenic disturbances caused by coastal development, pollution, and nutrient runoff, resulting in turbid, marginal conditions in which only certain species can persist. Mortality effects are exacerbated by increasingly regular thermal… read more here.
Keywords: reef fish; reef; thermal stress; community ... See more keywords
New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9850
Abstract: Abstract Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) are artificial mini‐reefs designed for standardized sampling of sessile and small motile cryptobenthic organisms. ARMS are also effective for collecting small cryptobenthic fishes, such as the combtooth blennies of… read more here.
Keywords: autonomous reef; reef; monitoring structures; structures arms ... See more keywords
Acclimation of a rocky shore algal reef builder Neogoniolithon sp. to changing illuminations
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.11245
Abstract: Vermetid reefs and rocky shores are hot spots of biodiversity, often referred to as the subtropical equivalent of coral reefs. The development of the ecosystem depends on the activity of several reef builders, including red… read more here.
Keywords: acclimation rocky; rocky shore; shore algal; neogoniolithon ... See more keywords