Volume 43, Issue 2

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April 2024

Special Issue on Functional Studies on Coral Reefs: Insights From a Changing World

Issue Editors:

David R. Bellwood,
Simon J. Brandl,
Mike McWilliam,
Robert P. Streit,
Sterling Tebbett,
Helen F. Yan

22 articles in this issue

A functional perspective on the meaning of the term ‘herbivore’: patterns versus processes in coral reef fishes
Sterling B. Tebbett
Scott Bennett
David R. Bellwood
Note Open access 03 April 2023 Pages: 219 - 232
Small coral reef fishes with large ecological footprints
William P. Collins
David R. Bellwood
Renato A. Morais
Report Open access 05 May 2023 Pages: 233 - 242
Gelatinous versus non-gelatinous zooplankton: their value as food for planktivorous coral reef fishes
James Gahan
David R. Bellwood
Jodie Schlaefer
Report Open access 25 May 2023 Pages: 243 - 252
Remote video surveys unveil the diurnal variability of trophic-based processes by fishes on coral reefs
Camille Magneville
Thomas Claverie
Sébastien Villéger
Report 16 October 2023 Pages: 253 - 263
Exploring benthic habitat assessments on coral reefs: a comparison of direct field measurements versus remote sensing
Lucas L. Lutzenkirchen
Stephanie J. Duce
David R. Bellwood
Report Open access 06 February 2024 Pages: 265 - 280
Studying functions on coral reefs: past perspectives, current conundrums, and future potential
David R. Bellwood
Simon J. Brandl
Sterling B. Tebbett
Report Open access 24 February 2024 Pages: 281 - 297
Global patterns of herbivorous reef fish productivity: the role of Prionurus laticlavius in the Galápagos
Sterling B. Tebbett
Helen F. Yan
David R. Bellwood
Note Open access 28 February 2024 Pages: 299 - 305
Functional diversity among coral reef fishes as consumers of ectoparasites
Matthew D. Nicholson
J. Andrés Pagán
Paul C. Sikkel
Report 27 January 2024 Pages: 307 - 317
Microstructure and growth rate variability in a giant clam (Tridacna maxima) from the Lakshadweep Archipelago, India: implications for their use as biological monitors to trace extreme weather events
A. A. Fousiya
Javed N. Malik
Hema Achyuthan
Report 29 January 2024 Pages: 319 - 332
The recovery of octocoral populations following periodic disturbance masks their vulnerability to persistent global change
James Cant
Lorenzo Bramanti
Peter J. Edmunds
Report Open access 07 February 2024 Pages: 333 - 345
Seabird guano reshapes intertidal reef food web in an isolated oceanic islet
Ryan Andrades
Gabriel C. Cardozo-Ferreira
Raphael M. Macieira
Report 12 February 2024 Pages: 347 - 355
2bRAD reveals fine-scale genetic structuring among populations within the Mediterranean zoanthid Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862)
Marko Terzin
Adriana Villamor
Federica Costantini
Report Open access 21 February 2024 Pages: 357 - 370
Simulated connectivity of crown-of-thorns starfish around Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park (western Japan) based on a high-resolution hydrodynamic modeling
Hiroya Abe
Hiroya Yamano
Report 21 February 2024 Pages: 371 - 390
Cryptic diversification, phenotypic plasticity, and host specialization in a sponge-dwelling goby
Ariel Wang
Sarah Yerrace
Jordan M. Casey
Report 22 February 2024 Pages: 391 - 403
Three-dimensional morphological variation and physical functionality of Caribbean corals
Sergio D. Guendulain-Garcia
Anastazia T. Banaszak
Andrés Lopez-Perez
Report 26 February 2024 Pages: 405 - 413
Mesophotic zone as refuge: acclimation and in-depth proteomic response of yellow gorgonians in the Mediterranean sea
Anaïs Beauvieux
Bastien Mérigot
Quentin Schull
Report 04 March 2024 Pages: 415 - 428
Insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the different heat tolerance of the scleractinian coral Pavona decussata
Man Zhang
Shan Huang
Shengping Zhong
Report 04 March 2024 Pages: 429 - 442
Deoxygenation following coral spawning and low-level thermal stress trigger mass coral mortality at Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef
Zoe T. Richards
Lewis Haines
Ben Saunders
Report Open access 05 March 2024 Pages: 443 - 453
Biology and epibiont community of the red decorator crab, Schizophrys aspera, on the southern Great Barrier Reef
Clare Goodhill
Amelia A. Desbiens
Kennedy Wolfe
Report Open access 05 March 2024 Pages: 455 - 466
The community stability of Symbiodiniaceae and bacteria of different morphological corals and linkages to coral susceptibility to anthropogenic disturbance
Rou-Wen Chen
Zhuoran Li
Xiubao Li
Report 05 March 2024 Pages: 467 - 481
Anvil use by three wrasse species: Halichoeres hortulanus, Thalassoma jansenii, and Thalassoma lunare
Siddhi Jaishankar
Radhika Nair
Rohan Arthur
Note 14 February 2024 Pages: 483 - 487
Juvenile octocorals acquire similar algal symbiont assemblages across depths
Ronen Liberman
Christian R. Voolstra
Yehuda Benayahu
Note Open access 26 February 2024 Pages: 489 - 496

Volume 43, Issue 2

A functional perspective on the meaning of the term ‘herbivore’: patterns versus processes in coral reef fishes

Small coral reef fishes with large ecological footprints

Gelatinous versus non-gelatinous zooplankton: their value as food for planktivorous coral reef fishes

Remote video surveys unveil the diurnal variability of trophic-based processes by fishes on coral reefs

Exploring benthic habitat assessments on coral reefs: a comparison of direct field measurements versus remote sensing

Studying functions on coral reefs: past perspectives, current conundrums, and future potential

Global patterns of herbivorous reef fish productivity: the role of Prionurus laticlavius in the Galápagos

Functional diversity among coral reef fishes as consumers of ectoparasites

Microstructure and growth rate variability in a giant clam (Tridacna maxima) from the Lakshadweep Archipelago, India: implications for their use as biological monitors to trace extreme weather events

The recovery of octocoral populations following periodic disturbance masks their vulnerability to persistent global change

Seabird guano reshapes intertidal reef food web in an isolated oceanic islet

2bRAD reveals fine-scale genetic structuring among populations within the Mediterranean zoanthid Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862)

Simulated connectivity of crown-of-thorns starfish around Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park (western Japan) based on a high-resolution hydrodynamic modeling

Cryptic diversification, phenotypic plasticity, and host specialization in a sponge-dwelling goby

Three-dimensional morphological variation and physical functionality of Caribbean corals

Mesophotic zone as refuge: acclimation and in-depth proteomic response of yellow gorgonians in the Mediterranean sea

Insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the different heat tolerance of the scleractinian coral Pavona decussata

Deoxygenation following coral spawning and low-level thermal stress trigger mass coral mortality at Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef

Biology and epibiont community of the red decorator crab, Schizophrys aspera, on the southern Great Barrier Reef

The community stability of Symbiodiniaceae and bacteria of different morphological corals and linkages to coral susceptibility to anthropogenic disturbance

Anvil use by three wrasse species: Halichoeres hortulanus, Thalassoma jansenii, and Thalassoma lunare

Juvenile octocorals acquire similar algal symbiont assemblages across depths

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