Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
Published in Ecology, December 2017 By Brett M. Taylor, Simon J. Brandi, Maia Kapur, William D. Robbins, Garrett Johnson, Charlie Huveneers, Phil Renaud, and John Howard Choat Abstract Ectotherms exhibit considerable plasticity in their life-history traits. This plasticitycan reflect variability in …
Throughout 2017, the Foundation Staff completed the arduous task of cataloguing and quality-controlling the “big-data” we collected during the Global Reef Expedition field work component (2011-2015). In collaboration with the University of Miami (RSMAS), we have embarked on a scientific …
The molecular ecophysiology of closely related pocilloporid corals of New Caledonia Mayfield et al. Platax 2017 By, Anderson B. Mayfield, Chii-Shiarng Chen, Alexandra C. Dempsey Abstract Given the severe threats against Earth’s coral reef ecosystems, there is an urgent need to collect …
Detecting conservation benefits of marine reserves on remote reefs of the northern GBR PLOS One 0186146 By Carolina Castro-Sanguino, Yves-Marie Bozec, Alexandra Dempsey, Badi R. Samaniego, Katie Lubarsky, Stefan Andrews, Valeriya Komyakova, Juan Carlos Ortiz, William D. Robbins, Philip G. Renaud, Peter J. Mumby November 8, 2017 Abstract The Great …
Coral Research in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 By Joshua S. Feingold, Peter W. Glynn December 28, 2013 Abstract This chapter summarizes the scientific knowledge of scleractinian corals in the Galápagos Archipelago. A general introduction to coral biology is followed by a …
A massive subtidal aggregation of hermit crabs in Surprise Atoll lagoon, New Caledonia Coral Reefs (2015) 34:917 By Nathaniel Evans, Antoine Gilbert, Serge Andréfouët, Gustav Paulay April 11, 2015 Many hermit crab species can form large aggregations, sometimes numbering thousands of …
Pseudogramma polyacantha complex (Serranidae, tribe Grammistini): DNA barcoding results lead to the discovery of three cryptic species, including two new species from French Polynesia Zootaxa 4111 (3): 246–260 By Jeffrey T. Williams and Jeremie Viviani May 16, 2016 Abstract The Pseudogramma …
Decadal comparison of a diminishing coral community: a study using demographics to advance inferences of community status PeerJ PubMed 26835185 By Margaret Miller, Dana E. Williams, Brittany E. Huntington, Gregory A. Piniak, Mark J.A. Vermeij January 28, 2016 Abstract The most common coral monitoring methods estimate coral abundance as percent cover, …
Porites and the Phoenix effect: unprecedented recovery after a mass coral bleaching event at Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1432-1793 By George Roff, Sonia Bejarano, Yves-Marie Bozec, Maggy Nugues, Robert S. Steneck, Peter J. Mumby April 3, 2014 Abstract The 1997/1998 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was the most severe coral bleaching event in …
The molecular ecophysiology of closely related pocilloporids of the South Pacific: a case study from the Austral and Cook Islands Platax 13: 1-25, 2016 By Anderson B. Mayfield, Chii-Shiarng Chen, Alexandra C. Dempsey, Andrew W. Bruckner January 25, 2016 Abstract In …