Scientific articles
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2018
Bottom-up processes mediated by social systems drive demographic traits of coral-reef fishes
We surveyed dichromatic parrotfishes across the northern Great Barrier Reef to examine variation in body size distributions against hypotheses of directional influence from biotic and abiotic factors. Across sites, body size was predictably linked to variation in temperature and productivity, but the strongest predictor was whether subpopulations occurred at sheltered mid and inner shelf reefs or at wave-exposed outer shelf reef systems.
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2017
The molecular ecophysiology of closely related pocilloporid corals of New Caledonia
Given the severe threats against Earth’s coral reef ecosystems, there is an urgent need to collect baseline data such that the condition of these endangered habitats can be tracked over the coming decades. Many of the most spectacular coral reefs are found in remote locations that are only accessible by research ships; therefore, little is known about the vast majority of the planet’s reefs.
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2017
Detecting conservation benefits of marine reserves on remote reefs of the northern GBR
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning efficacy on protecting fish biomass was reviewed using data collected on the Global Reef Expedition.
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2017
Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago
Understanding how the two year El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event affected the benthic coral community of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory).
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2017
Biomarker profiling in reef corals of Tonga’s Ha’apai and Vava’u archipelagos
Pocilloporid corals were surveyed throughout the Kingdom of Tonga to assess stress response variables and biomarker profiling.
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2017
Identifying corals displaying aberrant behavior in Fiji’s Lau Archipelago
Molecular biomarkers of 70 corals sampled in the Lau, Province of Fiji were analyzed to determine if the animals showed stress on a sub-cellular level.
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2016
Two different survey techniques were used to monitor decadal differences in coral reefs demographics in the Caribbean.