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Articles by Aldo Croquer
Nearly half of reef-building corals face elevated relative risk of extinction
Abstract Coral reefs are diverse marine ecosystems that provide ecological functions and economic and social benefits across over 100 tropical countries. Warming driven by climate change is a primary threat to coral reefs and is increasing the frequency of global coral bleaching events. Here we reassessed the IUCN Red List status of 892 reef-building coral species, first assessed in 2008 1.
What can two years of monitoring tell us about Venezuelan coral reefs? The Southern Tropical America node of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (STA-GCRMN)
What can two years of monitoring tell us about Venezuelan coral reefs? The Southern Tropical America node of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (STA-GCRMN) Autores: Aldo Croquer, Denise Debrot, Eduardo Klein Salas, Martina Kurten, Sebastián Rodríguez, Carolina Bastidas Localización: Revista de Biología Tropical, ISSN 0034-7744, Vol. 58, Nº. Extra 1, 2010, págs.
Modeling the radiative, thermal and chemical microenvironment of 3D scanned corals
1 Introduction Reef building, scleractinic corals construct a complex three dimensional (3D) calcium carbonate skeleton, which is the framework for coral reef ecosystems of considerable biological and socio-economic importance (Costanza et al., 2014).
Reef building corals show resilience to the hottest marine heatwave on record in the Gulf of Aqaba
1 Introduction Coral reefs are among the most productive and biodiverse ecosystems, which support more than half a billion people as a source of food, medicinal compounds, provide coastal protection, and income from tourism and fisheries (Hoegh-Guldberg, 2011).
Variability in thermal stress thresholds of corals across depths
Introduction Coral reefs are ecosystems threatened by anthropogenic activities and consequent extensive coral bleaching events (Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2007; Spalding and Brown, 2015; Hughes et al., 2017). Shallow coral reefs are facing unprecedented bleaching events and subsequent degradation (Hughes et al., 2018b; Lough et al., 2018). The severity and frequency of the bleaching events may increase in the near future (McClanahan et al., 2015).
From the shallow to the mesophotic: a characterization of Symbiodiniaceae diversity in the Red Sea NEOM region
Introduction The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed basin with unique abiotic regimes (temperature, light, oxygen concentration, etc.) due to latitudinal and bathymetric environmental gradients (Purkis et al., 2012; Rowlands et al., 2014; Berumen et al., 2019).
Spatio-temporal patterns in coral reef composition and function across an altered environmental gradient: A 15-year study in the Caribbean
Introduction Coral reefs are composed of diverse taxa that support key ecosystem processes and functions (Woodhead et al., 2019). Within coral reefs, hard coral species are the primary taxa that uphold ecosystem functioning through reef-building processes (Perry and Alvarez-Filip, 2018). Reef-building maintains the complex structure of coral reefs, which provides habitat for fish populations that support human livelihoods and protects shorelines from waves and extreme weather (Cinner, 2014).
Biofilms as potential reservoirs of stony coral tissue loss disease
1U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, United States 2Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, FL, United States Since 2014, corals throughout Florida’s Coral Reef have been plagued by an epizootic of unknown etiology, colloquially termed stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD).
Differences in the progression rate of SCTLD in Pseudodiploria strigosa are related to colony size and morphology
Introduction The impacts of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) are unprecedented concerning the level of devastation imposed on Caribbean coral communities. SCTLD was first observed during the autumn of 2014 off the port of Miami, since then it has spread throughout the northern half of the Caribbean basin and the Bahamas (Precht et al., 2016; Kramer et al., 2019).
A Unique 100 Meter Underwater Survey Method Documents Changes in Abundance, Richness, and Community Structure of Hawaiʹi Reef Fishes
Introduction Coral reefs ecosystems are areas of high productivity and biodiversity in tropical and sub-tropical oceans. They are an important resource, providing critical habitat for many biologically and commercially important fish and invertebrate species with coral health thought to serve as indicators of ecosystem health (Marshall et al., 2019).
The Effects of Shade and Light on Corals in the Context of Coral Bleaching and Shading Technologies
Introduction The effects of shade and light on corals have been studied for at least 91 years (Yonge and Nicholls, 1930; Kawaguti, 1937; Wethey and Porter, 1976). Early on, this research was aimed at understanding coral biology and patterns of species distributions (Coles and Jokiel, 1978; Falkowski and Dubinsky, 1981; Roth et al., 1982; Dinesen, 1983).
Correction: Widespread local chronic stressors in Caribbean coastal habitats
An affiliation for the 11th author is not indicated. Jahson Alemu is also affiliated with Institute of Marine Affairs, Chaguaramas, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. Citation: Chollett I, Collin R, Bastidas C, Cróquer A, Gayle PMH, Jordán-Dahlgren E, et al. (2018) Correction: Widespread local chronic stressors in Caribbean coastal habitats. PLoS ONE 13(1): e0192016. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192016 Copyright: © 2018 Chollett et al.
Octocoral diseases in a changing ocean
Octocoral diseases in a changing ocean Dr Ernesto Weil, Dr Aldo Croquer By: Ernesto Weil, Caroline S. Rogers, and Aldo Croquer Links More Information: Download citation as: RIS Abstract Octocorals (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) constitute a geographically widely distributed and common group of marine invertebrates commonly referred to as “soft-corals,” “sea fans,” “horny corals,” “sea feathers,” and “sea plumes.” They are found from shallow coastal habitats to mesophotic and abyssal depths.
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