Coral Reefs: 2007 Publications

Aeby, G.S.  First record of coralline lethal orange disease (CLOD) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  Coral Reefs 26(2): 385, 2007.

Ainsworth, T.D., Kramasky-Winter, E., Loya, Y., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., and Fine, M.  Coral disease diagnostics: What's between a plague and a band?  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(3): 981-992, 2007.

Ainsworth, T.D., Kvennefors, E.C., Blackall, L.L., Fine, M., and Hoegh-Guldberg, O.  Disease and cell death in white syndrome of Acroporid corals on the Great Barrier Reef.  Marine Biology 151(1): 19-29, 2007.

Almany, G.R., Berumen, M.L., Thorrold, S.R., Planes, S., and Jones, G.P.  Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve.  Science 316(5825): 742-744, 2007.

Anthony, K.R.N., Connolly, S.R., and Hoegh-Guldberg, O.  Bleaching, energetics, and coral mortality risk: Effects of temperature, light, and sediment regime.  Limnology and Oceanography 52(2): 716-726, 2007.

Baker, D.M., MacAvoy, S.E., and Kim, K.  Relationship between water quality, dN-15, and aspergillosis of Caribbean sea fan corals.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 343: 123-130, 2007.

Boyett, H.V., Bourne, D.G., and Willis, B.L.  Elevated temperature and light enhance progression and spread of black band disease on staghorn corals of the Great Barrier Reef.  Marine Biology 151(5): 1711-1720, 2007.

Brander, K.M.  Global fish production and climate change.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(50): 19709-19714, 2007.

Brander, L.M., Van Beukering, P., and Cesar, H.S.J.  The recreational value of coral reefs: A meta-analysis.  Ecological Economics 63(1): 209-218, 2007.

Bruno, J.F and Selig, E.R.  Regional decline of coral cover in the Indo-Pacific: Timing, extent, and subregional comparisons.  PLoS ONE 2(8): art. e711, 2007.

Bruno, J.F., Selig, E.R., Casey, K.S., Page, C.A., Willis, B.L., Harvell, C.D., Sweatman, H., and Melendy, A.M.  Thermal stress and coral cover as drivers of coral disease outbreaks.  PLoS Biology 5(5): art. e124, 2007.

Burkepile, D.E. and Hay, M.E.  Predator release of the gastropod Cyphoma gibbosum increases predation on gorgonian corals.  Oecologia 154(1): 167-173, 2007.

Cairns, S.D.  Deep-water corals: An overview with special reference to diversity and distribution of deep-water Scleractinian corals.  Bulletin of Marine Science 81(3): 311-322, 2007.

Cantin, N.E., Negri, A.P., and Willis, B.L.  Photoinhibition from chronic herbicide exposure reduces reproductive output of reef-building corals.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 344: 81-93, 2007.

Coelho, V.R. and Manfrino, C.  Coral community decline at a remote Caribbean island: Marine no-take reserves are not enough.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 17(7): 666-685, 2007.

Coles, S.L. and Bolick, H.  Invasive introduced sponge Mycale grandis overgrows reef corals in Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i.  Coral Reefs 26(4): 911, 2007.

Costantini, F., Fauvelot, C., and Abbiati, M.  Fine-scale genetic structuring in Corallium rubrum: evidence of inbreeding and limited effective larval dispersal.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 340: 109-119, 2007.

Coral Disease Working Group of the Global Environmental Facility Coral Reef Targeted Research Program.  Coral disease, environmental drivers, and the balance between coral and microbial associates.  Oceanography 20(1): 172, 2007.

Done, T., Turak, E., Wakeford, M., DeVantier, L., McDonald, A., and Fisk, D.  Decadal changes in turbid-water coral communities at Pandora Reef: loss of resilience or too soon to tell?  Coral Reefs 26(4): 789-805, 2007.

Donner, S.D., Knutson, T.R., and Oppenheimer, M.  Model-based assessment of the role of human-induced climate change in the 2005 Caribbean coral bleaching event.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(13): 5483-5488, 2007.

Donner, S.D. and Potere, D.  The inequity of the global threat to coral reefs.  BioScience 57(3): 214-215, 2007.

Downs, C. and Downs, A.  Preliminary examination of short-term cellular toxicological responses of the coral Madracis mirabilis  to acute Irgarol 1051 exposure.  Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 52(1): 47-57, 2007.

Edmunds, P.J.  Evidence for a decadal-scale decline in the growth rates of juvenile scleractinian corals.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 341: 1-13, 2007.

Edmunds, P.J. and Elahi, R.  The demographics of a 15-year decline in cover of the Caribbean reef coral Montastraea annularis.  Ecological Monographs 77(1): 3-18, 2007.

Fabricius, K.E., Golbuu, Y., and Victor, S.  Selective mortality in coastal reef organisms from an acute sedimentation event.  Coral Reefs 26(1): 69, 2007.

Feary, D.A., Almany, G.R., Jones, G.P., and McCormick, M.I.  Coral degradation and the structure of tropical reef fish communities.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 333: 243-248, 2007.

Feary, D.A., Almany, G.R., McCormick, M.I., and Jones, G.P.  Habitat choice, recruitment and the response of coral reef fishes to coral degradation.  Oecologia 153(3): 727-737, 2007.

Fine, M. and Tchernov, D.  Scleractinian coral species survive and recover from decalcification.  Science 315(5820): 1811, 2007.

Fitzpatrick, S.M. and Donaldson, T.J.  Anthropogenic impacts to coral reefs in Palau, western Micronesia during the Late Holocene.  Coral Reefs 26(4): 915-930, 2007.

Frisch, A.J., Ulstrup, K.E., and Hobbs, J.P.A.  The effects of clove oil on coral: An experimental evaluation using Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus).  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 345(2): 101-109, 2007.

Graham, N.A.J., Wilson, S.K., Jennings, S., Polunin, N.V.C., Robinson, J., Bijoux, J.P., and Daw, T.M.  Lag effects in the impacts of mass coral bleaching on coral reef fish, fisheries, and ecosystems.  Conservation Biology 21(5): 1291-1300, 2007.

Guzman, H.M. and Cortes, J.  Reef recovery 20 years after the 1982-1983 El Nino massive mortality.  Marine Biology 151(2): 401-411, 2007.

Haapkyla, J., Ramade, F., and Salvat, B.  Oil pollution on coral reefs: a review of the state of knowledge and management needs.  Vie et Mileau 57(1-2): 95-111, 2007.

Haapkyla, J., Seymour, A.S., Trebilco, J., and Smith, D.  Coral disease prevalence and coral health in the Wakatobi Marine Park, south-east Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87(2): 403-414, 2007.

Hall-Spencer, J.M., Pike, J., and Munn, C.B.  Diseases affect cold-water corals too: Eunicella verrucosa (Cnidaria: Gorgonacea) necrosis in SW England.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 76(2): 87-97, 2007.

Hawkins, J.P., Roberts, C.M., Gell, F.R., and Dytham, C.  Effects of trap fishing on reef fish communities.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 17(2): 111-132, 2007.

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Mumby, P.J., Hooten, A.J., Steneck, R.S., Greenfield, P., Gomez, E., Harvell, C.D., Sale, P.F., Edwards, A.J., Caldeira, K., Knowlton, N., Eakin, C.M., Iglesias-Prieto, R., Muthiga, N., Bradbury, R.H., Dubi, A., and Hatziolos, M.E.  Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification.  Science 318(5857): 1737-1742, 2007.

Hughes, T.P., Rodrigues, M.J., Bellwood, D.R., Ceccarelli, D., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., McCook, L., Moltschaniwskyj, M., Pratchett, M.S., Steneck, R.S., and Willis, B.  Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change.  Current Biology 17(4): 360-365, 2007.

Klaus, J.S., Janse, I., Heikoop, J.M., Sanford, R.A., and Fouke, B.W.  Coral microbial communities, zooxanthellae and mucus along gradients of seawater depth and coastal pollution.  Environmental Microbiology 9(5): 1291-1305, 2007.

Kruzic, P. and Pozar-Domac, A.  Impact of tuna farming on the banks of the coral Cladocora caespitosa in the Adriatic Sea.  Coral Reefs 26(3): 665, 2007.

Lam, K., Shin, P.K.S., and Hodgson, P.  Severe bioerosion caused by an outbreak of corallivorous Drupella and Diadema at Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong.  Coral Reefs 26(4): 893, 2007.

Lapointe, B.E., Bedford, B.J., Littler, M.M., and Littler, D.S.  Shifts in coral overgrowth by sponges and algae.  Coral Reefs 26(3): 515, 2007.

Ledlie, M.H., Graham, N.A.J., Bythell, J.C., Wilson, S.K., Jennings, S., Polunin, N.V.C., and Hardcastle, J.  Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs.  Coral Reefs 26(3): 641-653, 2007.

Lesser, M.P., Bythell, J.C., Gates, R.D., Johnstone, R.W., and Hoegh-Guldberg, O.  Are infectious diseases really killing corals? Alternative interpretations of the experimental and ecological data.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 346(1-2): 36-44, 2007.

Liao, M.H., Tang, S.L., Hsu, C.M., Wen, K.C., Wu, H., Chen, W.M., Wang, J.T., Meng, P.J., Twan, W.H., Lu, C.K., Dai, C.F., Soong, K., and Chen, C.A.  The ''black disease'' of reef-building corals at Green Island, Taiwan - Outbreak of a cyanobacteriosponge, Terpios hoshinota (Suberitidae; Hadromerida).  Zoological Studies 46(4): 520, 2007.

Luna, G.M., Biavasco, F., and Danovaro, R.  Bacteria associated with the rapid tissue necrosis of stony corals.  Environmental Microbiology 9(7): 1851-1857, 2007.

Macintyre, I.G., Glynn, P.W., and Toscano, M.A.  The demise of a major Acropora palmata bank-barrier reef off the southeast coast of Barbados, West Indies.  Coral Reefs 26(4): 765-773, 2007.

Macintyre, I.G. and Toscano, M.A.  The Elkhorn Coral Acropora palmata is coming back to the Belize Barrier Reef.  Coral Reefs 26(4): 757, 2007.

Manzello, D.P., Brandt, M., Smith, T.B., Lirman, D., Hendee, J.C., and Nemeth, R.S.  Hurricanes benefit bleached corals.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(29): 12035-12039, 2007.

Markey, K.L., Baird, A. H., Humphrey, C., and Negri, A.P.  Insecticides and a fungicide affect multiple coral life stages.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 330: 127-137, 2007.

McClanahan, T.R., Ateweberhan, M., Graham, N.A.J., Wilson, S.K., Sebastian, C.R., Guillaume, M.M.M., and Bruggemann, J.H.  Western Indian Ocean coral communities: bleaching responses and susceptibility to extinction.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 337: 1-13, 2007.

McClanahan, T.R., Ateweberhan, M., Muhando, C.A., Maina, J., and Mohammed, M.S.  Effects of climate and seawater temperature variation on coral bleaching and mortality.  Ecological Monographs 77(4): 503-525, 2007.

McClanahan, T.R., Graham, N.A.J., Calnan, J.M., and MacNeil, M.A.  Toward pristine biomass: Reef fish recovery in coral reef marine protected areas in Kenya.  Ecological Applications 17(4): 1055-1067, 2007.

Menza, C., Kendall, M., Rogers, C., and Miller, J.  A deep reef in deep trouble.  Continental Shelf Research 27(17): 2224-2230, 2007.

Miller, M.W. and Williams, D.E.  Coral disease outbreak at Navassa, a remote Caribbean island.  Coral Reefs 26(1): 97-101, 2007.

Mumby, P.J., Harborne, A.R., Williams, J., Kappel, C.V., Brumbaugh, D.R., Micheli, F., Holmes, K.E., Dahlgren, C.P., Paris, C.B., and Blackwell, P.G.  Trophic cascade facilitates coral recruitment in a marine reserve.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(20): 8362-8367, 2007.

Mumby, P.J., Hastings, A., and Edwards, H.J.  Thresholds and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs.  Nature 450(7166): 98-101, 2007.

Myers, J.L., Sekar, R., and Richardson, L.L.  Molecular detection and ecological significance of the cyanobacterial genera Geitlerinema and Leptolyngbya in black band disease of corals.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(16): 5173-5182, 2007.

Negri, A.P., Marshall, P.A., and Heyward, A.J.  Differing effects of thermal stress on coral fertilization and early embryogenesis in four Indo Pacific species.  Coral Reefs 26(4): 759-763, 2007.

Nordemar, I., Sjoo, G.L., Mork, E., and McClanahan, T.R.  Effects of estimated herbivory on the reproductive potential of four East African algal species - a mechanism behind ecosystem shifts on coral reefs?  Hydrobiologia 575: 57-68, 2007.

Nugues, M.M. and Bak, R.P.M.  Dark spot syndrome: recent or old?  Coral Reefs 26(2): 359, 2007.

Reed, J.K., Koenig, C.C., and Shepard, A.N.  Impacts of bottom trawling on a deep-water Oculina coral ecosystem off Florida.  Bulletin of Marine Science 81(3): 481-496, 2007.

Richardson, L.L., Sekar, R., Myers, J.L., Gantar, M., Voss, J.D., Kaczmarsky, L., Remily, E.R., Boyer, G.L., and Zimba, P.V.  The presence of the cyanobacterial toxin microcystin in black band disease of corals.  FEMS Microbiology Letters 272(2): 182-187, 2007.

Richmond, R.H., Rongo, T., Golbuu, Y., Victor, S., Idechong, N., Davis, G., Kostka, W., Neth, L., Hamnett, M., and Wolanski, E.  Watersheds and coral reefs: Conservation science, policy, and implementation.  BioScience 57(7): 598-607, 2007.

Samoilys, M.A., Martin-Smith, K.M., Giles, B.G., Cabrera, B., Anticamara, J.A., Brunio, E.O., and Vincent, A.C.J.  Effectiveness of five small Philippines' coral reef reserves for fish populations depends on site-specific factors, particularly enforcement history.  Biological Conservation 136(4): 584-601, 2007.

Scales, H., Balmford, A., and Manica, A.  Impacts of the live reef fish trade on populations of coral reef fish off northern Borneo.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274(1612): 989-994, 2007.

Shafir, S., Van Rijn, J., and Rinkevich, B.  Short and long term toxicity of crude oil and oil dispersants to two representative coral species.  Environmental Science and Technology 41(15): 5571-5574, 2007.

Stevenson, C., Katz, L.S., Micheli, F., Block, B., Heiman, K.W., Perle, C., Weng, K., Dunbar, R., and Witting, J.  High apex predator biomass on remote Pacific islands.  Coral Reefs 26(1): 47-51, 2007.

Stone, R.  A world without corals?  Science 316(5825): 678-681, 2007.

Subade, R.F.  Mechanisms to capture economic values of marine biodiversity: The case of Tubbataha Reefs UNESCO World Heritage Site, Philippines.  Marine Policy 31(2): 135-142, 2007.

Tanaka, Y., Miyajima, T., Koike, I., Hayashibara, T., and Ogawa, H.  Imbalanced coral growth between organic tissue and carbonate skeleton caused by nutrient enrichment.  Limnology and Oceanography 52(3): 1139-1146, 2007.

Toledo-Hernandez, C., Sabat, A.M., and Zuluaga-Montero, A.  Density, size structure and aspergillosis prevalence in Gorgonia ventalina at six localities in Puerto Rico.  Marine Biology 152(3): 527-535, 2007.

Tsounis, G., Rossi, S., Gili, J.M., and Arntz, W.  Red coral fishery at the Costa Brava (NW Mediterranean): Case study of an overharvested precious coral.  Ecosystems 10(6): 975-986, 2007.

Turley, C.M., Roberts, J.M., and Guinotte, J.M.  Corals in deep-water: will the unseen hand of ocean acidification destroy cold-water ecosystems?  Coral Reefs 26(3): 445-448, 2007.

Vollmer, S.V. and Palumbi, S.R.  Restricted gene flow in the Caribbean staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: Implications for the recovery of endangered reefs.  Journal of Heredity 98(1): 40-50, 2007.

Wagner, D. and Kahng, S. E.  New report of nudibranch predators of the invasive octocoral Carijoa riisei in the Main Hawaiian Islands.  Coral Reefs 26(2): 411, 2007.

Wallace, C.C., Muir, P.R., and Venkatesh, M.  Post-bleaching renewal of the dominant reef-building coral Acropora abrotanoides in the Lakshadweep islands of India.  Coral Reefs 26(1): 45, 2007.

Whelan, K.R.T., Miller, J., Sanchez, O., and Patterson, M.  Impact of the 2005 coral bleaching event on Porites porites and Colpophyllia natans at Tektite Reef, US Virgin Islands.  Coral Reefs 26(3): 689-693, 2007.

Yarden, O., Ainsworth, T.D., Roff, G., Leggat, W., Fine, M., and Hoegh-Guldberg, O.  Increased prevalence of ubiquitous ascomycetes in an acropoid coral (Acropora formosa) exhibiting symptoms of brown band syndrome and skeletal eroding band disease.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(8): 2755-2757, 2007.