No Apparent Trade-Offs Associated With Heat Tolerance in a Reef-Building Coral
Marine heatwave stress has led to widespread coral bleaching and mortality events. The ability of reef-building corals to withstand this heat stress will be an important trait under natural selection in the coming decades. Selection and propagation of heat-tolerant...Transformation of Coral Communities Subjected to an Unprecedented Heatwave is Modulated By Local Disturbance
This study assessed the coral community composition, bleaching, and mortality across a gradient of anthropogenic disturbance levels before, during, and after a prolonged heatwave during the 2015-2016 El Niño event on Kiritimati’s coral reefs. The year-long heatwave...Florida – Disturbance Response
Disturbance Response and Monitoring program in Action
U.S. Virgin Islands – Disturbance Response
The U.S.V.I. BleachWatch Program
British Virgin Islands – MPA Design
Creation of a Marine Protected Area Network to Protect Underwater Habitats
Malaysia – Communication
Managing Communication to Mitigate Potential Damage of Coral Reef Bleaching
Local Conditions Magnify Coral Loss After Marine Heatwaves
In recent decades, marine heatwaves have caused widespread coral mortality, altering the structure of reef communities that people rely on for critical ecosystem services. Though some studies conclude that reducing carbon emissions is the only viable option to save...Now Available in Four Languages: Remote Sensing & Mapping for Coral Reef Conservation Online Course
The course is designed to help marine managers, conservation practitioners, scientists, decision makers, and GIS professionals
Year in Review 2019
Many thanks to our members and contributors for all you do to improve one another’s ability to manage and restore the world’s coral reefs!
Translating Resilience-based Management Theory to Practice for Coral Bleaching Recovery in Hawai‘i
Through this study, a literature review was conducted to evaluate and rank twelve potential management interventions to promote coral reef recovery following a coral bleaching event, using Hawai‘i as a case study. This effort aimed to identify effective management...Year in Review 2018
As we begin 2019, all of us on the Reef Resilience Network Team want to thank you
Local Management Actions can Increase Coral Resilience to Thermally-Induced Bleaching
Abstract: Recent large-scale analyses suggest that local management actions may not protect coral reefs from climate change, yet most local threat-reduction strategies have not been tested experimentally. We show that removing coral predators is a common local action...Host and Symbionts in Pocillopora damicornis Larvae Display Different Transcriptomic Responses to Ocean Acidification and Warming
Abstract: As global ocean change progresses, reef-building corals and their early life history stages will rely on physiological plasticity to tolerate new environmental conditions. Larvae from brooding coral species contain algal symbionts upon release, which assist...Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Mass Bleaching of Corals in the Anthropocene
Abstract: Tropical reef systems are transitioning to a new era in which the interval between recurrent bouts of coral bleaching is too short for a full recovery of mature assemblages. We analyzed bleaching records at 100 globally distributed reef locations from 1980...Climate Change Promotes Parasitism In a Coral Symbiosis
Abstract: Coastal oceans are increasingly eutrophic, warm and acidic through the addition of anthropogenic nitrogen and carbon, respectively. Among the most sensitive taxa to these changes are scleractinian corals, which engineer the most biodiverse ecosystems on...Effects of Thermal Stress and Nitrate Enrichment on the Larval Performance of Two Caribbean Reef Corals
Abstract: The effects of multiple stressors on the early life stages of reef-building corals are poorly understood. Elevated temperature is the main physiological driver of mass coral bleaching events, but increasing evidence suggests that other stressors, including...Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Mass Bleaching of Corals In the Anthropocene
Abstract: Tropical reef systems are transitioning to a new era in which the interval between recurrent bouts of coral bleaching is too short for a full recovery of mature assemblages. We analyzed bleaching records at 100 globally distributed reef locations from 1980...Florida – Monitoring Reef Resilience
Coral Reef Resilience to Climate Change in the Florida Reef Tract
