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The effects of river run-off on water clarity across the central Great Barrier Reef by Fabricius, K.E., Logan, M., Weeks, S., Brodie, J.

“…[Display omitted] •Ecosystem health of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) depends on high water clarity.•MODIS satellite data show that river floods reduce GBR water…”
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Ecological effects of ocean acidification and habitat complexity on reef-associated macroinvertebrate communities by Fabricius, K. E., De'ath, G., Noonan, S., Uthicke, S.

“…The ecological effects of ocean acidification (OA) from rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) on benthic marine communities are largely unknown. We…”
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Three lines of evidence to link outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci to the release of larval food limitation by Fabricius, K. E, Okaji, K, De'ath, G

“…Population outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci, continue to kill more coral on Indo-Pacific coral reefs than other…”
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Ocean warming and acidification synergistically increase coral mortality by Prada, F., Caroselli, E., Mengoli, S., Brizi, L., Fantazzini, P., Capaccioni, B., Pasquini, L., Fabricius, K. E., Dubinsky, Z., Falini, G., Goffredo, S.

“…Organisms that accumulate calcium carbonate structures are particularly vulnerable to ocean warming (OW) and ocean acidification (OA), potentially reducing the…”
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Bioindicators of changes in water quality on coral reefs: review and recommendations for monitoring programmes by Cooper, T. F, Gilmour, J. P, Fabricius, K. E

“…Effective environmental management requires monitoring programmes that provide specific links between changes in environmental conditions and ecosystem health…”
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Diversity of Scleractinia and Octocorallia in the mesophotic zone of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia by Bridge, T. C. L., Fabricius, K. E., Bongaerts, P., Wallace, C. C., Muir, P. R., Done, T. J., Webster, J. M.

“…Mesophotic coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific, the most diverse coral reef region on earth, are among the least documented. This study provides the first…”
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Photosynthetic Symbionts And Energy Supply Determine Octocoral Biodiversity In Coral Reefs by Fabricius, K.E, De'ath, G

“…Many coral reef organisms live in symbiotic relationships with photosynthetic microalgae. This symbiosis extends the energy resources available to reef…”
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Relationship of internal macrobioeroder densities in living massive Porites to turbidity and chlorophyll on the Australian Great Barrier Reef by Le Grand, H. M, Fabricius, K. E

“…This study investigates the relationship between the density of internal macrobioeroders in living massive Porites and nutrient status. The study was conducted…”
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Species richness and community structure of reef-building corals on the nearshore Great Barrier Reef by DEVANTIER, L. M, DE'ATH, G, TURAK, E, DONE, T. J, FABRICIUS, K. E

“…Species richness, cover and community structure of reef-building corals were assessed at 599 sites on 135 reefs along the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) between 1994…”
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Sedimentation stress in a scleractinian coral exposed to terrestrial and marine sediments with contrasting physical, organic and geochemical properties by Weber, M., Lott, C., Fabricius, K.E.

“…Terrestrial runoff increases siltation and nutrient availability on coastal coral reefs worldwide. However the factors determining stress in corals when…”
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Diversity of algal endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) in octocorals: the roles of geography and host relationships by VAN OPPEN, M. J. H., MIEOG, J. C., SÁNCHEZ, C. A., FABRICIUS, K. E.

“…The presence, genetic identity and diversity of algal endosymbionts (Symbiodinium) in 114 species from 69 genera (20 families) of octocorals from the Great…”
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Importance of wave-induced bed liquefaction in the fine sediment budget of Cleveland Bay, Great Barrier Reef by Lambrechts, J., Humphrey, C., McKinna, L., Gourge, O., Fabricius, K.E., Mehta, A.J., Lewis, S., Wolanski, E.

“…Data from a three-year long field study of fine sediment dynamics in Cleveland Bay show that wave-induced liquefaction of the fine sediment bed on the seafloor…”
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Identity and diversity of coral endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) from three Palauan reefs with contrasting bleaching, temperature and shading histories by FABRICIUS, K. E., MIEOG, J. C., COLIN, P. L., IDIP, D., H. VAN OPPEN, M. J.

“…The potential of corals to associate with more temperature‐tolerant strains of algae (zooxanthellae, Symbiodinium) can have important implications for the…”
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High risk of extinction of benthic foraminifera in this century due to ocean acidification by Uthicke, S., Momigliano, P., Fabricius, K. E.

“…Increased atmospheric CO 2 concentrations lead to decreased pH and carbonate availability in the ocean (Ocean Acidification, OA). Carbon dioxide seeps serve as…”
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In situ changes of tropical crustose coralline algae along carbon dioxide gradients by Fabricius, K. E., Kluibenschedl, A., Harrington, L., Noonan, S., De'ath, G.

“…Crustose coralline algae (CCA) fulfill important ecosystem functions in coral reefs, including reef framework stabilization and induction of larval settlement…”
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Effects of transparent exopolymer particles and muddy terrigenous sediments on the survival of hard coral recruits by Fabricius, K.E, Wild, C, Wolanski, E, Abele, D

“…Sedimentation is a major cause of mortality in scleractinian coral recruits. In this study, we compared the effects of muddy coastal sediments, with and…”
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Theme section on “Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs” by Fabricius, K. E.

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Internal pH regulation facilitates in situ long-term acclimation of massive corals to end-of-century carbon dioxide conditions by Wall, M., Fietzke, J., Schmidt, G. M., Fink, A, Hofmann, L. C., de Beer, D., Fabricius, K. E.

“…The resilience of tropical corals to ocean acidification depends on their ability to regulate the pH within their calcifying fluid (pH cf ). Recent work…”
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Selective mortality in coastal reef organisms from an acute sedimentation event by Fabricius, K. E., Golbuu, Y., Victor, S.

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Physiological and ecological performance differs in four coral taxa at a volcanic carbon dioxide seep by Strahl, J., Stolz, I., Uthicke, S., Vogel, N., Noonan, S.H.C., Fabricius, K.E.

“…Around volcanic carbon dioxide (CO2) seeps in Papua New Guinea, partial pressures of CO2 (pCO2) approximate those as predicted for the end of this century, and…”
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