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william f. precht

Bio-Tech Consulting

Miami, United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Coral Reef Research
alberto acosta

Faculty of Sciences, Pontifical Javeriana University

Bogotá, Colombia

Associate Editor

Coral Reef Research
jesús ernesto arias gonzález

Center for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (CINVESTAV)

México City, Mexico

Associate Editor

Coral Reef Research
yehuda benayahu

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, Israel

Associate Editor

Coral Reef Research

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Coral Reef Research

Guidelines

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Editors

william f. precht

alberto acosta

jesús ernesto arias gonzález

yehuda benayahu

Articles

Drivers and Consequences of Degradation in Tropical Reef Island Ecosystems: Strategies for Restoration and Conservation

Polyp dimorphism in the Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum: siphonozooids are precursors to autozooids

Calculating 3D Rugosity Maps for Complex Habitat Scans

Benthic Drivers of Structural Complexity in Coral Reefs across a Tropical-Subtropical Transition Zone

Research Topics

Occurrence, Impacts, and Interactions of Plastic Pollution in Coral Reef Ecosystems

Using Direct Microbiome Manipulation to Understand Causal Roles of Microbes in the Health and Stress Resistance of Corals

Aiptasia: a Model System in Coral Symbiosis Research

Innovative Approaches to Coral Reef Science by Early Career Researchers