Coral Reefs

Papers
(The TQCC of Coral Reefs is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Host genotype and stable differences in algal symbiont communities explain patterns of thermal stress response of Montipora capitata following thermal pre-exposure and across multiple bleaching events47
The biology and ecology of coral rubble and implications for the future of coral reefs46
Ecological consequences of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Turks and Caicos Islands42
Empirically derived thermal thresholds of four coral species along the Red Sea using a portable and standardized experimental approach33
Symbiont shuffling across environmental gradients aligns with changes in carbon uptake and translocation in the reef-building coral Pocillopora acuta30
Structure-from-Motion on shallow reefs and beaches: potential and limitations of consumer-grade drones to reconstruct topography and bathymetry30
Mono- and multispecies biofilms from a crustose coralline alga induce settlement in the scleractinian coral Leptastrea purpurea25
Diversity, distribution, and environmental drivers of coralline red algae: the major reef builders in the Southwestern Atlantic24
Upper-mesophotic and shallow reef corals exhibit similar thermal tolerance, sensitivity and optima23
Pre-exposure to a variable temperature treatment improves the response of Acropora cervicornis to acute thermal stress23
Physiological and ecological consequences of the water optical properties degradation on reef corals22
Putting sea cucumbers on the map: projected holothurian bioturbation rates on a coral reef scale22
Implications of 2D versus 3D surveys to measure the abundance and composition of benthic coral reef communities22
Unusual shallow water Devonian coral community from Queensland and its recent analogues from the inshore Great Barrier Reef21
Multiple techniques point to oxygenic phototrophs dominating the Isopora palifera skeletal microbiome21
Growth impacts in a changing ocean: insights from two coral reef fishes in an extreme environment20
Different responses of scleractinian coral Acropora pruinosa from Weizhou Island during extreme high temperature events20
Niche differences in co-occurring cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.)20
Mapping cold-water coral biomass: an approach to derive ecosystem functions19
The mass coral bleaching event of inshore corals form South China Sea witnessed in 2020: insight into the causes, process and consequence19
Linking population size structure, heat stress and bleaching responses in a subtropical endemic coral19
No evidence for tropicalization of coral assemblages in a subtropical climate change hot spot19
Unveiling hidden sponge biodiversity within the Hawaiian reef cryptofauna17
Lack of evidence for the oxidative stress theory of bleaching in the sea anemone, Exaiptasia diaphana, under elevated temperature17
Tissue fusion and enhanced genotypic diversity support the survival of Pocillopora acuta coral recruits under thermal stress17
The role of predators in coral disease dynamics16
Fine-scale heterogeneity reveals disproportionate thermal stress and coral mortality in thermally variable reef habitats during a marine heatwave16
Shifts in marine invertebrate bacterial assemblages associated with tissue necrosis during a heat wave16
The indirect effects of ocean acidification on corals and coral communities15
Effects of thermal conditioning on the performance of Pocillopora acuta adult coral colonies and their offspring15
Neighboring colonies influence uptake of thermotolerant endosymbionts in threatened Caribbean coral recruits15
How Symbiodiniaceae meets the challenges of life during coral bleaching15
Application of phylogenomic tools to unravel anthozoan evolution14
Crystallographic and chemical signatures in coral skeletal aragonite14
Comparative phylogeography of reef fishes indicates seamounts as stepping stones for dispersal and diversification14
Wave exposure shapes reef community composition and recovery trajectories at a remote coral atoll14
Reef location has a greater impact than coral bleaching severity on the microbiome of Pocillopora acuta14
Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events13
Thermal history influences lesion recovery of the threatened Caribbean staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis under heat stress13
Photo-movement of coral larvae influences vertical positioning in the ocean13
Impact of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment and skewed N:P stoichiometry on the skeletal formation and microstructure of symbiotic reef corals13
Heat stress differentially impacts key calcification mechanisms in reef-building corals13
Hybridisation and the evolution of coral reef biodiversity13
Coral host physiology and symbiont dynamics associated with differential recovery from mass bleaching in an extreme, macro-tidal reef environment in northwest Australia12
Cryopreservation of sperm from the brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis as a strategy to face the loss of corals in the Caribbean12
Species richness and generalists–specialists mosaicism of symbiodiniacean symbionts in corals from Hong Kong revealed by high-throughput ITS sequencing12
Cryopreservation can assist gene flow on the Great Barrier Reef12
Increasing coral calcification in Orbicella faveolata and Pseudodiploria strigosa at Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico12
Genome skimming resolves the giant clam (Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacninae) tree of life12
Is predation of juvenile crown-of-thorns seastars (Acanthaster cf. solaris) by peppermint shrimp (Lysmata vittata) dependent on age, size, or diet?12
The importance of biophysical context in understanding marine protected area outcomes for coral reef fish populations12
Towards a trait-based understanding of Symbiodiniaceae nutrient acquisition strategies12
Physiological seasonality in the symbiont and host of the northern star coral, Astrangia poculata12
Seasonal variation in reef fish assemblages in the environmentally extreme southern Persian/Arabian Gulf12
Two offshore coral species show greater acclimatization capacity to environmental variation than nearshore counterparts in southern Belize12
The role of corals on the abundance of a fish ectoparasite in the Great Barrier Reef11
Novel rubble-dwelling predators of herbivorous juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster sp.)11
Environmental gradients drive physiological variation in Hawaiian corals11
High herbivory despite high sediment loads on a fringing coral reef11
The mycobiome of Pocillopora acuta in Singapore11
Nitrogen enrichment in macroalgae following mass coral mortality11
Physiological diversity among sympatric, conspecific endosymbionts of coral (Cladocopium C1acro) from the Great Barrier Reef11
Diversification and distribution of gall crabs (Brachyura: Cryptochiridae: Opecarcinus) associated with Agariciidae corals11
Significance of fish–sponge interactions in coral reef ecosystems11
Lipids of Indo-Pacific gorgonian corals are modified under the influence of microbial associations11
Fine-scale time series surveys reveal new insights into spatio-temporal trends in coral cover (2002–2018), of a coral reef on the Southern Great Barrier Reef11
Seasonal variation in the lipidome of two species of Millepora hydrocorals from Vietnam coastal waters (the South China Sea)11
Physiological responses to short-term sediment exposure in adults of the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa and adults and recruits of Porites astreoides11
High diversity, abundance and distinct fish assemblages on submerged coral reef pinnacles compared to shallow emergent reefs10
Chronic low-level nutrient enrichment benefits coral thermal performance in a fore reef habitat10
Populations of a widespread hexacoral have trophic plasticity and flexible syntrophic interactions across the Indo-Pacific Ocean10
The reef building coral Stylophora pistillata uses stored carbohydrates to maintain ATP levels under thermal stress10
Variation in susceptibility among three Caribbean coral species and their algal symbionts indicates the threatened staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, is particularly susceptible to elevated nutrien10
Developing best practices for the restoration of massive corals and the mitigation of predation impacts: influences of physical protection, colony size, and genotype on outplant mortality10
Using form II ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase to estimate the phototrophic potentials of Symbiodinium, Cladocopium and Durusdinium in various organs of the fluted giant clam, Tridacna 10
Assessing the relative accuracy of coral heights reconstructed from drones and structure from motion photogrammetry on coral reefs10
Large-scale biogeographic patterns are reflected in the genetic structure of a broadcast spawning stony coral10
Monthly progression rates of the coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan10
Complex spatial patterns of genetic differentiation in the Caribbean mustard hill coral Porites astreoides10
Novel species interactions and environmental conditions reduce foraging competency at the temperate range edge of a range-extending coral reef fish10
Host-specific epibiomes of distinct Acropora cervicornis genotypes persist after field transplantation9
Ocean warming can help zoanthids outcompete branching hydrocorals9
Latitudinal variation in monthly-scale reproductive synchrony among Acropora coral assemblages in the Indo-Pacific9
High diversity of benthic cyanobacterial mats on coral reefs of Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand9
Population genomic structure of the black coral Antipathella subpinnata in Mediterranean Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems9
Juvenile age and available coral species modulate transition probability from herbivory to corallivory in Acanthaster cf. solaris (Crown-of-Thorns Seastar)9
Climate impacts alter fisheries productivity and turnover on coral reefs9
Ephemeral hypoxia reduces oxygen consumption in the Caribbean coral Orbicella faveolata9
Mesophotic coral refuges following multiple disturbances9
Population genetic structure of the broadcast spawning coral, Montastraea cavernosa, demonstrates refugia potential of upper mesophotic populations in the Florida Keys9
Natural variability in seawater temperature compromises the metabolic performance of a reef-forming cold-water coral with implications for vulnerability to ongoing global change9
High-resolution in situ thermal metrics coupled with acute heat stress experiments reveal differential coral bleaching susceptibility9
Scarus spinus, crustose coralline algae and cyanobacteria: an example of dietary specialization in the parrotfishes9
Close encounters of the worst kind: reforms needed to curb coral reef damage by recreational divers9
Population genetic structure of a major reef-building coral species Acropora downingi in northeastern Arabian Peninsula9
Strategies for integrating sexually propagated corals into Caribbean reef restoration: experimental results and considerations9
ITS1 variation among Stichopathes cf. maldivensis (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) whip black corals unveils conspecificity and population connectivity at local and global scales across the Indo-Pacific9
Feces consumption by nominally herbivorous fishes in the Caribbean: an underappreciated source of nutrients?9
Finding signals in the noise of coral recruitment8
Wild and nursery-raised corals: comparative physiology of two framework coral species8
Reef complexity influences distribution and habitat choice of the corallivorous seastar Culcita schmideliana in the Maldives8
Frequent disturbances and chronic pressures constrain stony coral recovery on Florida’s Coral Reef8
Species-specific elementomes for scleractinian coral hosts and their associated Symbiodiniaceae8
Mesophotic reefs are not refugia for neither taxonomic nor functional diversity of reef fishes8
Coral microbiome changes over the day–night cycle8
Predicting coral metapopulation decline in a changing thermal environment8
Hidden structural heterogeneity enhances marine hotspots’ biodiversity8
Distinct lineages and population genomic structure of the coral Pachyseris speciosa in the small equatorial reef system of Singapore8
Spatio-temporal persistence of scleractinian coral species at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef8
Hydrodynamic and atmospheric drivers create distinct thermal environments within a coral reef atoll8
Thermally tolerant symbionts may explain Caribbean octocoral resilience to heat stress8
Beyond the Symbiodiniaceae: diversity and role of microeukaryotic coral symbionts8
Identifying metabolic alterations associated with coral growth anomalies using 1H NMR metabolomics8
Hydrodynamic interactions with coral topography and its impact on larval settlement8
The influence of seawater temperature on the timing of coral spawning7
A functional perspective on the meaning of the term ‘herbivore’: patterns versus processes in coral reef fishes7
Salinity, not only temperature, drives tropical fish invasions in the Mediterranean Sea, and surface-only variables explain it better7
The macrofauna associated to the bamboo coral Isidella elongata: to what extent the impact on isideidae affects diversification of deep-sea fauna7
Algal turf negatively affects recruitment of a Caribbean octocoral7
Species and spatio-environmental effects on coral endosymbiont communities in Southeast Asia7
Impacts of nursery-based propagation and out-planting on coral-associated bacterial communities7
Resolving the interactions of ocean acidification and temperature on coral calcification media pH7
Conservation status of the southernmost reef of the Amazon Reef System: the Parcel de Manuel Luís7
Differential responses of bacterial communities in coral tissue and mucus to bleaching7
The reef-building coral Galaxea fascicularis: a new model system for coral symbiosis research7
The enhanced expression of heat stress-related genes in scleractinian coral ‘Porites harrisoni’ during warm episodes as an intrinsic mechanism for adaptation in ‘the Persian Gulf’7
Prevalence and extent of coral diseases in shallow and mesophotic reefs of the Southwestern Atlantic7
Early successional trajectory of benthic community in an uninhabited reef system three years after mass coral bleaching7
Bioerosion of reef-building crustose coralline algae by endolithic invertebrates in an upwelling-influenced reef7
Depth gradients in abundance and functional roles suggest limited depth refuges for herbivorous fishes7
The contribution of corals to reef structural complexity in Kāne‘ohe Bay7
Environmental impact on the mechanical properties of Porites spp. corals7
Plasticity of symbiont acquisition in new recruits of the massive coral Platygyra daedalea under ocean warming and acidification7
Highly repetitive space-use dynamics in parrotfishes7
The role of parapodia and lack of photoacclimation in kleptoplasts of the sacoglossan sea slug Plakobranchus ocellatus7
Microbiome signatures in Acropora cervicornis are associated with genotypic resistance to elevated nutrients and heat stress6
Biotic resistance on coral reefs? Direct and indirect effects of native predators and competitors on invasive lionfish6
Sources of variation in community composition of the hindgut microbiota in two tropical Kyphosus species6
Scleractinian corals rely on heterotrophy in highly turbid environments6
Impact of cyclones on hard coral and metapopulation structure, connectivity and genetic diversity of coral reef fish6
Effects of corallivory and coral colony density on coral growth and survival6
Cultivable bacteria associated with Caribbean octocorals are active against coral pathogens but exhibit variable bioactivity when grown under different temperature conditions6
Effects of light intensity and spectral composition on the growth and physiological adaptation of Acroporid corals6
Ocean acidification alters the thermal performance curves of brooded larvae from the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis6
Ontogenetic habitat shifts in fusiliers (Lutjanidae): evidence from Caesio cuning at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef6
Effects of cryopreservation on the ultrastructure of coral larvae6
A stratified transect approach captures reef complexity with canopy-forming organisms6
Microhabitats of sharknose goby (Elacatinus evelynae) cleaning stations and their links with cleaning behaviour6
High spatial resolution photo mosaicking for the monitoring of coralligenous reefs6
Physiological effects of the lunar cycle on the spawning of a coral reef fish, Abudefduf Vaigiensis: in vivo and in vitro trait6
Onset of zooplanktivory and optimal water flow rates for prey capture in newly settled polyps of ten Caribbean coral species6
Population dynamics and genotypic richness of threatened Acropora species and their hybrid in the U.S. Virgin Islands6
Short-term heat stress assays resolve effects of host strain, repeat stress, and bacterial inoculation on Aiptasia thermal tolerance phenotypes6
Signaling pathways of heat- and hypersalinity-induced polyp bailout in Pocillopora acuta6
Fish sounds of photic and mesophotic coral reefs: variation with depth and type of island6
Resilience of the temperate coral Oculina arbuscula to ocean acidification extends to the physiological level6
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