Search Results - "Doropoulos, Christopher"
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Coloring coral larvae allows tracking of local dispersal and settlement
Published in PLoS biology (06-12-2022)“…Quantifying patterns of dispersal and settlement in marine benthic invertebrates is challenging, largely due the complexity of life history traits, small sizes…”
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The Ecological Role of Sharks on Coral Reefs
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-05-2016)“…Sharks are considered the apex predator of coral reefs, but the consequences of their global depletion are uncertain. Here we explore the ecological roles of…”
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Drivers of recovery and reassembly of coral reef communities
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (27-02-2019)“…Understanding processes that drive community recovery are needed to predict ecosystem trajectories and manage for impacts under increasing global threats. Yet,…”
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Long-term empirical evidence of ocean warming leading to tropicalization of fish communities, increased herbivory, and loss of kelp
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-11-2016)“…Some of the most profound effects of climate change on ecological communities are due to alterations in species interactions rather than direct physiological…”
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Characterizing the ecological trade-offs throughout the early ontogeny of coral recruitment
Published in Ecological monographs (01-02-2016)“…Drivers of recruitment in sessile marine organisms are often poorly understood, due to the rapidly changing requirements experienced during early ontogeny. The…”
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Relative roles of biological and physical processes influencing coral recruitment during the lag phase of reef community recovery
Published in Scientific reports (12-02-2020)“…Following disturbances, corals recolonize space through the process of recruitment consisting of the three phases of propagule supply, settlement, and…”
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Linking demographic processes of juvenile corals to benthic recovery trajectories in two common reef habitats
Published in PloS one (26-05-2015)“…Tropical reefs are dynamic ecosystems that host diverse coral assemblages with different life-history strategies. Here, we quantified how juvenile (<50 mm)…”
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Ocean acidification reduces coral recruitment by disrupting intimate larval-algal settlement interactions
Published in Ecology letters (01-04-2012)“…Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 338–346 Successful recruitment in shallow reef ecosystems often involves specific cues that connect planktonic invertebrate larvae…”
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Split spawning increases robustness of coral larval supply and inter-reef connectivity
Published in Nature communications (01-08-2019)“…Many habitat-building corals undergo mass synchronous spawning events. Yet, despite the enormous amounts of larvae produced, larval dispersal from a single…”
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Underwater macrophotogrammetry to monitor in situ benthic communities at submillimetre scale
Published in Methods in ecology and evolution (01-09-2023)“…Abstract Larval settlement and recruitment of sessile organisms are key ecological processes for population recovery and maintenance that occur at scales…”
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Global mismatch of policy and research on drivers of biodiversity loss
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-07-2018)“…The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for urgent actions to reduce global biodiversity loss. Here, we synthesize >44,000 articles…”
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Coral restoration and adaptation in Australia: The first five years
Published in PloS one (30-11-2022)“…While coral reefs in Australia have historically been a showcase of conventional management informed by research, recent declines in coral cover have triggered…”
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Multispecific coral spawning events and extended breeding periods on an equatorial reef
Published in Coral reefs (01-08-2020)“…Scleractinian corals often reproduce in synchronized spawning events to maximize gamete fertilization and coral larval production. The extent of spawning…”
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The influence of resilience-based management on coral reef monitoring: A systematic review
Published in PloS one (10-02-2017)“…With rapid changes taking place on coral reefs, managers and scientists are faced with prioritising interventions that might avoid undesirable losses in…”
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Interactions among chronic and acute impacts on coral recruits: the importance of size-escape thresholds
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-10-2012)“…Newly settled recruits typically suffer high mortality from disturbances, but rapid growth reduces their mortality once size-escape thresholds are attained…”
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Depth gradients drive changes in early successional community composition and associated coral larvae settlement interactions
Published in Marine biology (08-04-2020)“…Depth gradients are known to drive patterns of adult and juvenile coral distribution, but the influence on early successional communities and subsequent…”
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Capturing fine-scale coral dynamics with a metacommunity modelling framework
Published in Scientific reports (21-10-2024)“…Natural systems exhibit high spatial variability across multiple scales. Models that can capture ecosystem dynamics across space and time by explicitly…”
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Using Propagules to Restore Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (15-09-2020)“…Reversing the decline of coastal marine ecosystems will rely extensively on ecological restoration. This will in turn rely on ensuring adequate supply and…”
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Spatial patterns in herbivory on a coral reef are influenced by structural complexity but not by algal traits
Published in PloS one (11-02-2011)“…Patterns of herbivory can alter the spatial structure of ecosystems, with important consequences for ecosystem functions and biodiversity. While the factors…”
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A standard condition and threat indicator framework for benthic marine and estuarine condition assessment
Published in Ecological indicators (01-05-2024)“…•Literature review extracted 350 condition indicators from 12 key habitats.•Expert’s workshops iterations led to the integration of 42 condition indicators…”
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