Coral Reefs: 2006 Publications

Aeby, G.S. and Santavy, D.L.  Factors affecting susceptibility of the coral Montastraea faveolata to black-band disease.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 318: 103-110, 2006.
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Aronson, R.B. and Precht, W.F.  Conservation, precaution, and Caribbean reefs.  Coral Reefs 25(3): 441-450, 2006.

Bellwood, D.R., Hoey, A.S., Ackerman, J.L., and Depczynski, M.  Coral bleaching, reef fish community phase shifts and the resilience of coral reefs.  Global Change Biology 12(9): 1587-1594, 2006.

Bellwood, D.R., Hughes, T.P., and Hoey, A.S.  Sleeping functional group drives coral-reef recovery.  Current Biology 16(24): 2434-2439, 2006.

Berkelmans, R. and Van Oppen, M.J.H.  The role of zooxanthellae in the thermal tolerance of corals: a 'nugget of hope' for coral reefs in an era of climate change.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273(1599): 2305-2312, 2006.

Berumen, M.L. and Pratchett, M.S.  Recovery without resilience: persistent disturbance and long-term shifts in the structure of fish and coral communities at Tiahura Reef, Moorea.  Coral Reefs 25(4): 647-653, 2006.

Burgess, S.C.  Algal blooms on coral reefs with low anthropogenic impact in the Great Barrier Reef.  Coral Reefs 25(3): 390, 2006.

Carpenter, R.C. and Edmunds, P.J.  Local and regional scale recovery of Diadema promotes recruitment of scleractinian corals.  Ecology Letters 9(3): 268-277, 2006.

Cervino, J.M., Winiarski-Cervino, K., Polson, S.W., Goreau, T., and Smith, G.W.  Identification of bacteria associated with a disease affecting the marine sponge Ianthella basta in New Britain, Papua New Guinea.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 324: 139-150, 2006.

Cinner, J., Marnane, M.J., McClanahan, T.R., and Almany, G.R.  Periodic closures as adaptive coral reef management in the Indo-Pacific.  Ecology and Society 11(1): U244-U277, 2006.

Coles, S.L., Kandel, F.L.M., Reath, P.A., Longenecker, K., and Eldredge, L.  Rapid assessment of nonindigenous marine species on coral reefs in the main Hawaiian islands.  Pacific Science 60(4), 2006.

Creed, J.C.  Two invasive alien azooxanthellate corals, Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis, dominate the native zooxanthellate Mussismilia hispida in Brazil.  Coral Reefs 25(3): 350, 2006.

Croquer, A., Bastidas, C., Lipscomp, D., Rodriguez-Martinez, R.E., Jordan-Dahlgren, E., and Guzman, H.M.  First report of folliculinid ciliates affecting Caribbean scleractinian corals.  Coral Reefs 25(2): 187-191, 2006.

Cowart, J.D., Henkel, T.P., McMurray, S.E., and Pawlik, J.R.  Sponge orange band (SOB): a pathogenic-like condition of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta.  Coral Reefs 25(4): 513, 2006.

Dalton, S.J. and Smith, S.D.A.  Coral disease dynamics at a subtropical location, Solitary Islands Marine Park, eastern Australia.  Coral Reefs 25(1): 37-45, 2006.

Dizon, R.T. and Yap, H.T.  Understanding coral reefs as complex systems: degradation and prospects for recovery.  Scientia Marina 70(2): 219-226, 2006.

Domart-Coulon, I.J., Traylor-Knowles, N., Peters, E., Elbert, D., Downs, C.A., Price, K., Stubbs, J., McLaughlin, S., Cox, E., Aeby, G., Brown, P.R., and Ostrander, G.K.  Comprehensive characterization of skeletal tissue growth anomalies of the finger coral Porites compressa.  Coral Reefs 25(4): 531-543, 2006.

Downs, C.A., Fauth, J.E., Wetzel, D., Hallock, P., Halas, J.F., Halas, J.C., Curry, R., and Woodley, C.M.  Investigating coral reef degradation at Alina's reef in the Florida Keys: Cellular physiology of white grunt (Haemulon plumieri) as a biological indicator.  Environmental Forensics 7(1): 15-32, 2006.

Downs, C.A., Richmond, R.H., Mendiola, W.J., Rougee, L., and Ostrander, G.K.  Cellular physiological effects of the MV Kyowa Violet fuel-oil spill on the hard coral, Porites lobata.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(12): 3171-3180, 2006.

Floeter, S.R., Halpern, B.S., and Ferreira, C.E.L.  Effects of fishing and protection on Brazilian reef fishes.  Biological Conservation 128(3): 391-402, 2006.

Fong, P., Smith, T.B., and Wartian, M.J.  Epiphytic cyanobacteria maintain shifts to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs following ENSO disturbance.  Ecology 87(5): 1162-1168, 2006.

Fox, H.E. and Caldwell, R.L.  Recovery from blast fishing on coral reefs: A tale of two scales.  Ecological Applications 16(5): 1631-1635, 2006.

Franklin, D.J., Cedres, C.M.M., and Hoegh-Guldberg, O.  Increased mortality and photoinhibition in the symbiotic dinoflagellates of the Indo-Pacific coral Stylophora pistillata (Esper) after summer bleaching.  Marine Biology 149(3): 633-642, 2006.

Garpe, K.C., Yahya, S.A.S., Lindahl, U., and Ohman, M.C.  Long-term effects of the 1998 coral bleaching event on reef fish assemblages.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 315: 237-247, 2006.
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Goodwin, E.J.  Conservation of coral reefs under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.  Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy 9(1): 1-31, 2006.

Goulet, T.L.  Most corals may not change their symbionts.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 321: 1-7, 2006.
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Graham, N.A.J., Wilson, S.K., Jennings, S., Polunin, N.V.C., Bijoux, J.P., and Robinson, J.  Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 103(22): 8425-8429, 2006.

Grober-Dunsmore, R., Bonito, V., and Frazer, T.K.  Potential inhibitors to recovery of Acropora palmata populations in St. John, US Virgin Islands.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 321: 123-132, 2006.
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Grottoli, A.G., Rodrigues, L.J., and Palardy, J.E.  Heterotrophic plasticity and resilience in bleached corals.  Nature 440(7088): 1186-1189, 2006.

Guinotte, J.M., Orr, J., Cairns, S., Freiwald, A., Morgan, L., and George, R.  Will human-induced changes in seawater chemistry alter the distribution of deep-sea scleractinian corals?  Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 4(3): 141-146, 2006.

Harborne, A R., Mumby, P.J., Micheli, F., Perry, C.T., Dahlgren, C.P., Holmes, K.E., and Brumbaugh, D.R.  The functional value of Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats to ecosystem processes.  Advances in Marine Biology 50: 57-189, 2006.

Hawkins, J.P., Roberts, C.M., Dytham, C., Schelten, C., and Nugues, M.M.  Effects of habitat characteristics and sedimentation on performance of marine reserves in St. Lucia.  Biological Conservation 127(4): 487-499, 2006.

Herren, L.W., Walters, L.J., and Beach, K.S.  Fragment generation, survival, and attachment of Dictyota spp. at Conch Reef in the Florida Keys, USA.  Coral Reefs 25(2): 287-295, 2006.

Hoegh-Guldberg, O.  Complexities of coral reef recovery.  Science 311(5757): 42-43, 2006.

Idjadi, J.A., Lee, S.C., Bruno, J.F., Precht, W.F., Allen-Requa, L., and Edmunds, P.J.  Rapid phase-shift reversal on a Jamaican coral reef.  Coral Reefs 25(2): 209-211, 2006.

Jayewardene, D. and Birkeland, C.  Fish predation on Hawaiian corals.  Coral Reefs 25(3): 328, 2006.

Kelmo, F., Attrill, M.J., and Jones, M.B.  Mass mortality of coral reef ascidians following the 1997/1998 El Nino event.  Hydrobiologia 555: 231-240, 2006.

Kline, D.I., Kuntz, N.M., Breitbart, M., Knowlton, N., and Rohwer, F.  Role of elevated organic carbon levels and microbial activity in coral mortality.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 314: 119-125, 2006.
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Kuffner, I.B., Walters, L.J., Becerro, M.A., Paul, V.J., Ritson-Williams, R., and Beach, K.S.  Inhibition of coral recruitment by macroalgae and cyanobacteria.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 323: 107-117, 2006.
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Kunkel, C.M., Hallberg, R.W., and Oppenheimer, M.  Coral reefs reduce tsunami impact in model simulations.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(23): art. L23612, 2006.

Lages, B.G., Fleury, B.G., Ferreira, C.E.L., and Pereira, R.C.  Chemical defense of an exotic coral as invasion strategy.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 328(1): 127-135, 2006.

Lambo, A.L. and Ormond, R.F.G.  Continued post-bleaching decline and changed benthic community of a Kenyan coral reef.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 52(12): 1617-1624, 2006.

Lapointe, B.E., Bedford, B.J., and Baumberger, R.  Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne remove blooms of the invasive green alga Caulerpa brachypus forma parvifolia (Harvey) Cribb from coral reefs off northern Palm Beach County, Florida.  Estuaries and Coasts 29(6A): 966-971, 2006.

Lee, S.C.  Habitat complexity and consumer-mediated positive feedbacks on a Caribbean coral reef.  Oikos 112(2): 442-447, 2006.

Littler, M.M., Littler, D.S., and Brooks, B.L.  Harmful algae on tropical coral reefs: Bottom-up eutrophication and top-down herbivory.  Harmful Algae 5(5): 565-585, 2006.

Littler, M.M., Littler, D.S., Lapointe, B.E., and Barile, P.J.  Toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) associated with groundwater conduits in the Bahamas.  Coral Reefs 25(2): 186, 2006.

Mayor, P.A., Rogers, C.S., and Hillis-Starr, Z.M.  Distribution and abundance of elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and prevalence of white-band disease at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.  Coral Reefs 25(2): 239-242, 2006.

Miller, J., Waara, R., Muller, E., and Rogers, C.  Coral bleaching and disease combine to cause extensive mortality on reefs in US Virgin Islands.  Coral Reefs 25(3): 418, 2006.

Mora, C., Andrefouet, S., Costello, M.J., Kranenburg, C., Rollo, A., Veron, J., Gaston, K.J., and Myers, R.A.  Coral reefs and the global network of marine protected areas.  Science 312(5781): 1750-1751, 2006.

Mumby, P.J.  The impact of exploiting grazers (Scaridae) on the dynamics of Caribbean coral reefs.  Ecological Applications 16(2): 747-769, 2006.

Mumby, P.J., Dahlgren, C.P., Harborne, A.R., Kappel, C.V., Micheli, F., Brumbaugh, D.R., Holmes, K.E., Mendes, J.M., Broad, K., Sanchirico, J.N., Buch, K., Box, S., Stoffle, R.W., and Gill, A.B.  Fishing, trophic cascades, and the process of grazing on coral reefs.  Science 311(5757): 98-101, 2006.

Mumby, P.J., Hedley, J.D., Zychaluk, K., Harborne, A.R., and Blackwell, P.G.  Revisiting the catastrophic die-off of the urchin Diadema antillarum on Caribbean coral reefs: Fresh insights on resilience from a simulation model.  Ecological Modelling 196(1-2): 131-148, 2006.

Newman, M.J.H., Paredes, G.A., Sala, E., and Jackson, J.B.C.  Structure of Caribbean coral reef communities across a large gradient of fish biomass.  Ecology Letters 9(11): 1216-1227, 2006.

Nugues, M.M. and Bak, R.P.M.  Differential competitive abilities between Caribbean coral species and a brown alga: a year of experiments and a long-term perspective.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 315: 75-86, 2006.
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Nystrom, M.  Redundancy and response diversity of functional groups: Implications for the resilience of coral reefs.  Ambio 35(1): 30-35, 2006.
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Pandolfi, J.M. and Jackson, J.B.C.  Ecological persistence interrupted in Caribbean coral reefs.  Ecology Letters 9(7): 818-826, 2006.

Pandolfi, J.M., Tudhope, A.W., Bur, G., Chappell, J., Edinger, E., Frey, M., Steneck, R., Sharma, C., Yeates, A., Jennions, M., Lescinsky, H., and Newton, A.  Mass mortality following disturbance in Holocene coral reefs from Papua New Guinea.  Geology 34(11): 949-952, 2006.

Payet, R. and Agricole, W.  Climate change in the Seychelles: Implications for water and coral reefs.  Ambio 35(4): 182-189, 2006.
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Paytan, A., Shellenbarger, G.G., Street, J.H., Gonneea, M.E., Davis, K., Young, M.B., and Moore, W.S.  Submarine groundwater discharge: An important source of new inorganic nitrogen to coral reef ecosystems.  Limnology and Oceanography 51(1): 339-342, 2006.

Pomeroy, R.S., Parks, J.E., and Balboa, C.M.  Farming the reef: is aquaculture a solution for reducing fishing pressure on coral reefs?  Marine Policy 30(2): 111-130, 2006.

Pratchett, M.S., Wilson, S.K., and Baird, A.H.  Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef.  Journal of Fish Biology 69(5): 1269-1280, 2006.

Quan Young, L.I. and Espinoza-Avalos, J.  Reduction of zooxanthellae density, chlorophyll a concentration, and tissue thickness of the coral Montastraea faveolata (Scleractinia) when competing with mixed turf algae.  Limnology and Oceanography 51(2): 1159-1166, 2006.

Ravindran, J. and Raghukumar, C.  Histological observations on the scleractinian coral Porites lutea affected by pink-line syndrome.  Current Science 90(5): 720-724, 2006.

Ravindran, J. and Raghukumar, C.  Pink-line syndrome, a physiological crisis in the scleractinian coral Porites lutea.  Marine Biology 149(2): 347-356, 2006.

Reed, J.K., Weaver, D.C., and Pomponi, S.A.  Habitat and fauna of deep-water Lophelia pertusa coral reefs off the southeastern US: Blake Plateau, Straits of Florida, and Gulf of Mexico.  Bulletin of Marine Science 78(2): 343-375, 2006.

Reshef, L., Koren, O., Loya, Y., Zilber-Rosenberg, I., and Rosenberg, E.  The Coral Probiotic Hypothesis.  Environmental Microbiology 8(12): 2068-2073, 2006.

Ries, J.B., Stanley, S.M., and Hardie, L.A.  Scleractinian corals produce calcite, and grow more slowly, in artificial Cretaceous seawater.  Geology 34(7): 525-528, 2006.

Ritchie, K.B.  Regulation of microbial populations by coral surface mucus and mucus-associated bacteria.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 322: 1-14, 2006.
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Roberts, J.M., Wheeler, A.J., and Freiwald, A.  Reefs of the deep: The biology and geology of cold-water coral ecosystems.  Science 312(5773): 543-547, 2006.

Rodolfo-Metalpa, R., Richard, C., Allemand, D., and Ferrier-Pages, C.  Growth and photosynthesis of two Mediterranean corals, Cladocora caespitosa and Oculina patagonica, under normal and elevated temperatures.  Journal of Experimental Biology 209(22): 4546-4556, 2006.

Roff, G., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., and Fine, M.  Intra-colonial response to Acroporid ''white syndrome'' lesions in tabular Acropora spp. (Scleractinia).  Coral Reefs 25(2): 255-264, 2006.

Rogers, C.S. and Miller, J.  Permanent 'phase shifts' or reversible declines in coral cover? Lack of recovery of two coral reefs in St. John, US Virgin Islands.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 306: 103-114, 2006.
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Rotjan, R.D., Dimond, J.L., Thornhill, D.J., Leichter, J.J., Helmuth, B., Kemp, D.W., and Lewis, S.M.  Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching.  Coral Reefs 25(3): 361-368, 2006.

Rotjan, R.D. and Lewis, S.M.  Parrotfish abundance and selective corallivory on a Belizean coral reef.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 335(2): 292-301, 2006.

Sakayaroj, J., Benzies, C., Chuaypat, J., and Plathong, S.  Aspergillosis of the gorgonian sea fan Annella sp after the 2004 tsunami at Mu Ko Similan National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand.  Coral Reefs 25(2): 296, 2006.

Schneider, K. and Erez, J.  The effect of carbonate chemistry on calcification and photosynthesis in the hermatypic coral Acropora eurystoma.  Limnology and Oceanography 51(3): 1284-1293, 2006.

Smith, J.E., Shaw, M., Edwards, R.A., Obura, D., Pantos, O., Sala, E., Sandin, S.A., Smriga, S., Hatay, M., and Rohwer, F.L.  Indirect effects of algae on coral: algae-mediated, microbe-induced coral mortality.  Ecology Letters 9(7): 835-845, 2006.

Stone, R.P.  Coral habitat in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska: depth distribution, fine-scale species associations, and fisheries interactions.  Coral Reefs 25(2): 229-238, 2006.

Thompson, F.L., Barash, Y., Sawabe, T., Sharon, G., Swings, J., and Rosenberg, E.  Thalassomonas loyana sp. nov., a causative agent of the white plague-like disease of corals on the Eilat coral reef.  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56(2): 365-368, 2006.

Tsounis, G., Rossi, S., Gili, J.M., and Arntz, W.  Population structure of an exploited benthic cnidarian: the case study of red coral (Corallium rubrum L.).  Marine Biology 149(5): 1059-1070, 2006.

Van Oppen, M.J.H. and Gates, R.D.  Conservation genetics and the resilience of reef-building corals.  Molecular Ecology 15(13): 3863-3883, 2006.

Villanueva, R.D., Yap, H.T., and Montano, M.N.E.  Intensive fish farming in the Philippines is detrimental to the reef-building coral Pocillopora damicornis.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 316: 165-174, 2006.
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Ward, J.R., Kim, K., and Harvell, C.D.  Temperature affects coral disease resistance and pathogen growth.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 329: 115-121, 2006.
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Watanabe, T., Yuyama, I., and Yasumura, S.  Toxicological effects of biocides on symbiotic and aposymbiotic juveniles of the hermatypic coral Acropora tenuis.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 339(2): 177-188, 2006.

Weber, M., Lott, C., and Fabricius, K.E.  Sedimentation stress in a scleractinian coral exposed to terrestrial and marine sediments with contrasting physical, organic and geochemical properties.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 336(1): 18-32, 2006.

Wells, S. and Kapos, V.  Coral reefs and mangroves: implications from the tsunami one year on.  Oryx 40(2): 123-124, 2006.

Wielgus, J., Glassom, D., and Chadwick, N.E.  Patterns of polychaete worm infestation of stony corals in the northern Red Sea and relationships to water chemistry.  Bulletin of Marine Science 78(2): 377-388, 2006.

Wilson, S.K., Graham, N.A.J., Pratchett, M.S., Jones, G.P., and Polunin, N.V.C.  Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: Are reef fishes at risk or resilient?  Global Change Biology 12(11): 2220-2234, 2006.

Wulff, J.L.  Rapid diversity and abundance decline in a Caribbean coral reef sponge community.  Biological Conservation 127(2): 167-176, 2006.

Wulff, J.L.  A simple model of growth form-dependent recovery from disease in coral reef sponges, and implications for monitoring.  Coral Reefs 25(3): 419-426, 2006.

Voss, J.D. and Richardson, L.L.  Nutrient enrichment enhances black band disease progression in corals.  Coral Reefs 25(4): 569-576, 2006.

Yates, K.K. and Halley, R.B.  CO32- concentration and pCO2 thresholds for calcification and dissolution on the Molokai reef flat, Hawaii.  Biogeosciences 3(3): 357-369, 2006.