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Removal of detritivore sea cucumbers from reefs increases coral disease by Clements, Cody S., Pratte, Zoe A., Stewart, Frank J., Hay, Mark E.

“…Coral reefs are in global decline with coral diseases playing a significant role. This is especially true for Acroporid corals that represent ~25% of all…”
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Size matters: Predator outbreaks threaten foundation species in small Marine Protected Areas by Clements, Cody S, Hay, Mark E

“…The unanticipated impacts of consumers in fragmented habitats are frequently a challenge for ecosystem management. On Indo-Pacific coral reefs, crown-of-thorns…”
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Disentangling the impacts of macroalgae on corals via effects on their microbiomes by Clements, Cody S., Hay, Mark E.

“…Tropical reefs are commonly transitioning from coral to macroalgal dominance, but the role of macroalgae in coral decline remains inadequately understood. A…”
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Thermal Stress Interacts With Surgeonfish Feces to Increase Coral Susceptibility to Dysbiosis and Reduce Tissue Regeneration by Ezzat, Leïla, Merolla, Sarah, Clements, Cody S, Munsterman, Katrina S, Landfield, Kaitlyn, Stensrud, Colton, Schmeltzer, Emily R, Burkepile, Deron E, Vega Thurber, Rebecca

“…Dysbiosis of coral microbiomes results from various biotic and environmental stressors, including interactions with important reef fishes which may act as…”
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Parrotfish predation drives distinct microbial communities in reef-building corals by Ezzat, Leïla, Lamy, Thomas, Maher, Rebecca L, Munsterman, Katrina S, Landfield, Kaitlyn M, Schmeltzer, Emily R, Clements, Cody S, Vega Thurber, Rebecca L, Burkepile, Deron E

“…Coral-associated microbial communities are sensitive to multiple environmental and biotic stressors that can lead to dysbiosis and mortality. Although the…”
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Parasite-host ecology: the limited impacts of an intimate enemy on host microbiomes by Clements, Cody S, Burns, Andrew S, Stewart, Frank J, Hay, Mark E

“…Impacts of biotic stressors, such as consumers, on coral microbiomes have gained attention as corals decline worldwide. Corallivore feeding can alter coral…”
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Overlooked coral predators suppress foundation species as reefs degrade by Clements, Cody S., Hay, Mark E.

“…Loss of larger consumers from stressed ecosystems can lead to trophic release of mid-level consumers that then impact foundation species, suppressing ecosystem…”
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Biodiversity of macroalgae does not differentially suppress coral performance: The other side of a biodiversity issue by Clements, Cody S., Pratte, Zoe A., Stewart, Frank J., Hay, Mark E.

“…Hundreds of studies now document positive relationships between biodiversity and critical ecosystem processes, but as ecological communities worldwide shift…”
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Seaweed-coral competition in the field: effects on coral growth, photosynthesis and microbiomes require direct contact by Clements, Cody S, Burns, Andrew S, Stewart, Frank J, Hay, Mark E

“…A number of tropical reefs have transitioned from coral to macroalgal dominance, but the role of macroalgal competition in coral decline is debated. There is a…”
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Competitors as accomplices: seaweed competitors hide corals from predatory sea stars by Clements, Cody S., Hay, Mark E.

“…Indirect biotic effects arising from multispecies interactions can alter the structure and function of ecological communities—often in surprising ways that can…”
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Did the historic overharvesting of sea cucumbers make coral more susceptible to pathogens? by Grayson, Natalie, Clements, Cody S., Towner, Alexandra A., Beatty, Deanna S., Hay, Mark E.

“…Detritivore sea cucumbers appear to have been abundant on historic tropical reefs, but (1) have been heavily exploited since at least the mid-1800s, (2) often…”
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Variance of coral anti-pathogen defense in response to transplantation between coral- and macroalgal-dominated reefs by Beatty, Deanna S., Clements, Cody S., Valayil, Jinu Mathew, Jarvis, Simone Y., Ritchie, Kim B., Stewart, Frank J., Hay, Mark E.

“…Coral reefs are undergoing precipitous decline due to coral bleaching and disease following warming events, with impacted reefs often shifting from coral to…”
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Biodiversity enhances coral growth, tissue survivorship and suppression of macroalgae by Clements, Cody S., Hay, Mark E.

“…Coral reefs are declining dramatically and losing species richness, but the impact of declining biodiversity on coral well-being remains inadequately…”
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Intergenerational effects of macroalgae on a reef coral: major declines in larval survival but subtle changes in microbiomes by Beatty, Deanna S., Clements, Cody S., Stewart, Frank J., Hay, Mark E.

“…Tropical reefs are shifting from coral to macroalgal dominance, with macroalgae suppressing coral recovery, potentially via effects on coral microbiomes…”
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Spatial and temporal limits of coral–macroalgal competition: the negative impacts of macroalgal density, proximity, and history of contact by Clements, Cody S., Rasher, Douglas B., Hoey, Andrew S., Bonito, Victor E., Hay, Mark E.

“…Tropical reefs are commonly transitioning from coral to macroalgal dominance, producing abrupt, and often lasting, shifts in community composition and…”
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Biodiversity has a positive but saturating effect on imperiled coral reefs by Clements, Cody S, Hay, Mark E

“…Species loss threatens ecosystems worldwide, but the ecological processes and thresholds that underpin positive biodiversity effects among critically important…”
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Variable effects of local management on coral defenses against a thermally regulated bleaching pathogen by Beatty, Deanna S, Valayil, Jinu Mathew, Clements, Cody S, Ritchie, Kim B, Stewart, Frank J, Hay, Mark E

“…Bleaching and disease are decimating coral reefs especially when warming promotes bleaching pathogens, such as We demonstrate that sterilized washes from three…”
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Competitors as accomplices: seaweed competitors hide corals from predatory sea stars by Clements, Cody S., Hay, Mark E.

“…Indirect biotic effects arising from multispecies interactions can alter the structure and function of ecological communities—often in surprising ways that can…”
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