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Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Mapping global coral vulnerability to stony coral tissue loss disease: implications for biosecurity and conservation

in Coral Reef Research

Kevin D. Lafferty
Giovanni Strona

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1608622

1,566 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Unseen threats: negative effects of microplastic leachate on coral planulae settlement

in Coral Reef Research

Keiko W. Wilkins
Robert H. Richmond

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1596594

3,285 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Jun 2025

Evaluating the effectiveness of field-based probiotic treatments for stony coral tissue loss disease in southeast Florida, USA

in Coral Reef Research

Kelly A. Pitts
Mackenzie Scheuermann
Jonathan S. Lefcheck
Blake Ushijima
Natalie Danek
E. Murphy McDonald
Aaron R. Milanese
Monica D. Schul
Julie L. Meyer
Kathryn A. Toth

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1480966

7,591 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

Comprehensive assessment of chemical and microbial inducers for coral larval settlement across diverse coral species

in Coral Reef Research

Huiming Sun
Qingsong Yang
Junde Dong
Jie Li
Chang Chen
Xiaoyu Tang
Ying Zhang
Juan Ling

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1581753

2,771 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2025

Simplified polyp-canal system of stony coral Seriatopora hystrix protects its branching areas in the flow field

in Coral Reef Research

Yixin Li
Zuhong Lu
Yunpeng Zhao
Chunpeng He

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1548482

1,443 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 22 Apr 2025

Imaging PAM fluorometry reveals stable photosynthetic efficiency in multibiont symbioses on coral reefs

in Coral Reef Research

Susanne Bähr
Sancia E. T. van der Meij
Erika P. Santoro
Francesca Benzoni

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1568287

3,543 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Mar 2025

Depth partitioning of mesophotic reef fish communities on Pickle Bank seamount

in Coral Reef Research

Jack V. Johnson
Alex D. Chequer
Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1539066

2,157 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Six decades of global coral bleaching monitoring: a review of methods and call for enhanced standardization and coordination

in Coral Reef Research

Andrea Rivera-Sosa
Aarón Israel Muñiz-Castillo
Ben Charo
Gregory P. Asner
Chris M. Roelfsema
Simon D. Donner
Brianna D. Bambic
Ana Gabriela Bonelli
Morgan Pomeroy
Derek Manzello

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1547870

9,475 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Nitrogen isotope ratios across the Bermuda coral reef: implications for coral nitrogen sources and the coral-bound nitrogen isotope proxy

in Coral Reef Research

Victoria H. Luu
Yeongjun Ryu
Wren S. Darling
Sergey Oleynik
Samantha J. de Putron
Anne L. Cohen
Xingchen Tony Wang
Daniel M. Sigman

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1554418

2,647 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2025

Emerging evidence for apical dominance in colonial branching Acropora corals

in Coral Reef Research

Eleonora Re
Carlos M. Duarte

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1531462

2,050 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Feb 2025

Benthic drivers of structural complexity in coral reefs across a tropical-subtropical transition zone

in Coral Reef Research

Meng-Hsin Morris Wu
Lauriane Ribas-Deulofeu
Chia-Hung Eric Liu
Yoko Nozawa
Vianney Denis

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1513498

3,833 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 24 Feb 2025

Drivers and consequences of degradation in tropical reef island ecosystems: strategies for restoration and conservation

in Coral Reef Research

Saba Najeeb
Raja Asad Ali Khan
Xiao Deng
Chunyuan Wu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1518701

6,741 views
7 citations

Technology and Code

Published on 21 Feb 2025

Calculating 3D rugosity maps for complex habitat scans

in Coral Reef Research

Kindrat Beregovyi
Jennifer A. Dijkstra
Thomas Butkiewicz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1449332

2,568 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Antibiotic pretreatment inhibits white band disease infection by suppressing the bacterial pathobiome

in Coral Reef Research

Jason D. Selwyn
Brecia A. Despard
Kai A. Galvan-Dubois
Emily C. Trytten
Steven V. Vollmer

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1491476

2,424 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2025

Numerical modelling of the impact of coral reef degradation and sea level rise on coastal protection at The Buccoo Reef, Tobago: implications for reef restoration and management strategies

in Coral Reef Research

Avinash Boodoo
Deborah Villarroel-Lamb

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1525438

2,959 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2025

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

in Coral Reef Research

Guillaume Loentgen
Scott K. Parks
Denis Allemand
Sylvie Tambutté
Philippe Ganot

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1512361

2,478 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jan 2025

Short distances dominate connectivity patterns of coral communities in the North-West Arabian Sea

in Coral Reef Research

Michel R. Claereboudt
Gerd Bruss

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1494563

3,091 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

The impact of stony coral tissue loss disease and amoxicillin treatments on coral gametogenesis

in Coral Reef Research

Hannah E. Mazurek
Karen L. Neely
D. Abigail Renegar

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1445735

2,460 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2025

Recovery of coral cover at Lizard island Australia 6 years post-disturbance

in Coral Reef Research

Gabriel Dax Anderson

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1509455

4,464 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Jan 2025

Assessing the impact of stony coral tissue loss disease on coral cover on Bonaire’s Leeward side

in Coral Reef Research

Bernardo A. Pepe
Viggo Van der Roest
Olivier Vlam
Sam Nouse
Erik Meesters

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1512371

5,037 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2025

Interplay between light and circadian rhythms in the regulation of photoreception and physiological processes in the stony coral Acropora digitifera

in Coral Reef Research

Zongyan Shi
Akihiro Takemura

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1494597

1,936 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Dec 2024

Too hot to handle? The impact of the 2023 marine heatwave on Florida Keys coral

in Coral Reef Research

Karen L. Neely
Robert J. Nowicki
Michelle A. Dobler
Arelys A. Chaparro
Samantha M. Miller
Kathryn A. Toth

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1489273

6,114 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2024

Optimization of thermal stress thresholds on regional coral bleaching monitoring by satellite measurements of sea surface temperature

in Coral Reef Research

Bailu Liu
Shawna A. Foo
Lei Guan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1438087

3,102 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Nov 2024

Confocal laser scanning microscopy reveals species-specific differences in distribution of fluorescent proteins in coral tissues

in Coral Reef Research

Giulia M. Marchioro
David Coelho
Thibault Bouderlique
Daniel Abed-Navandi
Michael Schagerl
Cecilia D’Angelo
Luise Kruckenhauser
Igor Adameyko
Pedro R. Frade

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1483206

2,676 views

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Mapping global coral vulnerability to stony coral tissue loss disease: implications for biosecurity and conservation

Unseen threats: negative effects of microplastic leachate on coral planulae settlement

Evaluating the effectiveness of field-based probiotic treatments for stony coral tissue loss disease in southeast Florida, USA

Comprehensive assessment of chemical and microbial inducers for coral larval settlement across diverse coral species

Simplified polyp-canal system of stony coral Seriatopora hystrix protects its branching areas in the flow field

Imaging PAM fluorometry reveals stable photosynthetic efficiency in multibiont symbioses on coral reefs

Depth partitioning of mesophotic reef fish communities on Pickle Bank seamount

Six decades of global coral bleaching monitoring: a review of methods and call for enhanced standardization and coordination

Nitrogen isotope ratios across the Bermuda coral reef: implications for coral nitrogen sources and the coral-bound nitrogen isotope proxy

Emerging evidence for apical dominance in colonial branching Acropora corals

Benthic drivers of structural complexity in coral reefs across a tropical-subtropical transition zone

Drivers and consequences of degradation in tropical reef island ecosystems: strategies for restoration and conservation

Calculating 3D rugosity maps for complex habitat scans

Antibiotic pretreatment inhibits white band disease infection by suppressing the bacterial pathobiome

Numerical modelling of the impact of coral reef degradation and sea level rise on coastal protection at The Buccoo Reef, Tobago: implications for reef restoration and management strategies

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

Short distances dominate connectivity patterns of coral communities in the North-West Arabian Sea

The impact of stony coral tissue loss disease and amoxicillin treatments on coral gametogenesis

Recovery of coral cover at Lizard island Australia 6 years post-disturbance

Assessing the impact of stony coral tissue loss disease on coral cover on Bonaire’s Leeward side

Interplay between light and circadian rhythms in the regulation of photoreception and physiological processes in the stony coral Acropora digitifera

Too hot to handle? The impact of the 2023 marine heatwave on Florida Keys coral

Optimization of thermal stress thresholds on regional coral bleaching monitoring by satellite measurements of sea surface temperature

Confocal laser scanning microscopy reveals species-specific differences in distribution of fluorescent proteins in coral tissues