Search Results - "Kikuchi, Ruy K. P."

Effect of phase shift from corals to Zoantharia on reef fish assemblages by Cruz, Igor C S, Loiola, Miguel, Albuquerque, Tiago, Reis, Rodrigo, Nunes, José de Anchieta C C, Reimer, James D, Mizuyama, Masaru, Kikuchi, Ruy K P, Creed, Joel C

“…Consequences of reef phase shifts on fish communities remain poorly understood. Studies on the causes, effects and consequences of phase shifts on reef fish…”
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The "Flexi-Chamber": A Novel Cost-Effective In Situ Respirometry Chamber for Coral Physiological Measurements by Camp, Emma F, Krause, Sophie-Louise, Santos, Lourianne M F, Naumann, Malik S, Kikuchi, Ruy K P, Smith, David J, Wild, Christian, Suggett, David J

“…Coral reefs are threatened worldwide, with environmental stressors increasingly affecting the ability of reef-building corals to sustain growth from…”
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Photobiology of corals from Brazil’s near-shore marginal reefs of Abrolhos by Suggett, David J., Kikuchi, Ruy K. P., Oliveira, Marília D. M., Spanó, Saulo, Carvalho, Rafael, Smith, David J.

“…Coral communities were examined from highly turbid near-shore marginal reefs of Abrolhos (Brazil) to test a paradigm previously developed from observations in…”
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Evidence of a phase shift to Epizoanthus gabrieli Carlgreen, 1951 (Order Zoanthidea) and loss of coral cover on reefs in the Southwest Atlantic by Cruz, Igor C. S., de Kikuchi, Ruy K. P., Longo, Leila L., Creed, Joel C.

“…There is at present a ‘coral reef crisis’; one of the more drastic consequences of this is a phase shift, in which reef‐building corals are replaced by…”
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A relic coral fauna threatened by global changes and human activities, Eastern Brazil by Leão, Zelinda M.A.N., Kikuchi, Ruy K.P.

“…Coral species composition of drilled cores from emergent bank reefs, and coral cover of the surface of old and living reefs located along the coast of the…”
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White but not bleached: photophysiological evidence from white Montastraea cavernosa reveals potential overestimation of coral bleaching by Cruz, Igor C. S., Leal, Miguel C., Mendes, Carlos R., Kikuchi, Ruy K. P., Rosa, Rui, Soares, Amadeu M. V. M., Serôdio, João, Calado, Ricardo, Rocha, Rui J. M.

“…Climate change and other types of environmental stress are known to increase corals’ vulnerability to bleaching, a process whereby colonies lose their colour…”
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Marginal coral reefs show high susceptibility to phase shift by Cruz, Igor C.S., Waters, Linda G., Kikuchi, Ruy K.P., Leão, Zelinda M.A.N., Turra, Alexander

“…Phase shift, resulting from coral reef degradation, has been frequently recorded on reefs in optimal conditions, while marginal reefs were considered more…”
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Brazilian coral reefs in a period of global change: A synthesis by Leão, Zelinda M. A. N., Kikuchi, Ruy K. P., Ferreira, Beatrice P., Neves, Elizabeth G., Sovierzoski, Hilda H., Oliveira, Marília D. M., Maida, Mauro, Correia, Monica D., Johnsson, Rodrigo

“…Abstract Brazilian coral reefs form structures significantly different from the well-known reef models, as follows: (i) they have a growth form of…”
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Structure of marginal coral reef assemblages under different turbidity regime by Loiola, Miguel, Cruz, Igor C.S., Lisboa, Danilo S., Mariano-Neto, Eduardo, Leão, Zelinda M.A.N., Oliveira, Marilia D.M., Kikuchi, Ruy K.P.

“…Sediment load can influence both the population distribution and structures of coral reef communities. We investigated whether coral assemblages on inshore and…”
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Tolerance of Brazilian brain coral Mussismilia braziliensis to sediment and organic matter inputs by Loiola, Miguel, Oliveira, Marília D.M., Kikuchi, Ruy K.P.

“…•Mussismilia braziliensis is possibly more tolerant than coral species from the Caribbean and the Pacific.•Sediment associated with organic matter is more…”
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Western South Atlantic Ocean in a High-CO2 World: Current Measurement Capabilities and Perspectives by Kerr, Rodrigo, da Cunha, Letícia C., Kikuchi, Ruy K. P., Horta, Paulo A., Ito, Rosane G., Müller, Marius N., Orselli, Iole B. M., Lencina-Avila, Jannine M., de Orte, Manoela R., Sordo, Laura, Pinheiro, Bárbara R., Bonou, Frédéric K., Schubert, Nadine, Bergstrom, Ellie, Copertino, Margareth S.

“…An international multi-disciplinary group of 24 researchers met to discuss ocean acidification (OA) during the Brazilian OA Network/Surface Ocean-Lower…”
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Diseases leading to accelerated decline of reef corals in the largest South Atlantic reef complex (Abrolhos Bank, eastern Brazil) by Francini-Filho, Ronaldo B., Moura, Rodrigo L., Thompson, Fabiano L., Reis, Rodrigo M., Kaufman, Les, Kikuchi, Ruy K.P., Leão, Zelinda M.A.N.

“…Although reef corals worldwide have sustained epizootics in recent years, no coral diseases have been observed in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean until now…”
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Improving the construction of functional models of alternative persistent states in coral reefs using insights from ongoing research programs: A discussion paper by Cruz, Igor C.S., Kikuchi, Ruy K.P., Creed, Joel C.

“…Extensive degradation of coral reefs makes it imperative to create functional models that demonstrate ecological processes which occur in alternative states…”
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Density banding pattern of the south western Atlantic coral Mussismilia braziliensis by Kikuchi, Ruy K.P., Oliveira, Marilia D.M., Leão, Zelinda M.A.N.

“…The South Atlantic Ocean is a region that lacks data regarding the long-term monitoring of oceanographic parameters. In addition, proxy indicators in this…”
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Effects of invasive sun corals on habitat structural complexity mediate reef trophic pathways by Neves da Rocha, Lucas S., Nunes, José Anchieta C. C., Miranda, Ricardo J., Kikuchi, Ruy K. P.

“…Biological invasions have modified habitat structure, forcing changes in ecosystem functions. Structural complexity modulates diversity and trophic pathways,…”
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Ecosystem services provided by coral reefs in a Southwestern Atlantic Archipelago by Elliff, Carla I., Kikuchi, Ruy K.P.

“…Coral reefs provide important ecosystem services to coastal communities. The Archipelago of Tinharé and Boipeba, Bahia, Brazil, are mostly surrounded by…”
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Use of the video transect method for characterizing the Itacolomis reefs, eastern Brazil by Cruz, Igor C. S.(Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Geociências Centro de Pesquisa em Geofísica e Geologia,Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Biologia), Kikuchi, Ruy K. P.(Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Biologia), Leão, Zelinda M. A. N.(Universidade Federal da Bahia Instituto de Geociências Centro de Pesquisa em Geofísica e Geologia)

“…The video-transect method consists of a field survey performed with a video-camera along a line of fixed length, with the registered images further analyzed…”
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3D chemoecology and chemotaxonomy of corals using fatty acid biomarkers: Latitude, longitude and depth by Figueiredo, Cátia, Baptista, Miguel, Rosa, Inês C., Lopes, Ana Rita, Dionísio, Gisela, Rocha, Rui J.M., Cruz, Igor C.S., Kikuchi, Ruy K.P., Simões, Nuno, Leal, Miguel Costa, Tojeira, Inês, Bandarra, Narcisa, Calado, Ricardo, Rosa, Rui

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Coral-based climate records from tropical South Atlantic: 2009/2010 ENSO event in C and O isotopes from Porites corals (Rocas Atoll, Brazil) by Pereira, Natan S, Sial, Alcídes N, Kikuchi, Ruy K P, Ferreira, Valderez P, Ullmann, Clemens V, Frei, Robert, Cunha, Adriana M C

“…Coral skeletons contain records of past environmental conditions due to their long life span and well calibrated geochemical signatures. C and O isotope…”
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Conservation status and spatial patterns of AGRRA vitality indices in Southwestern Atlantic reefs by Kikuchi, Ruy K P, Leão, Zelinda M A N, Oliveira, Marília D M

“…Coral reefs along the Eastern Brazilian coast extend for a distance of 800 km from 12 degrees to 18 degrees S. They are the largest and the richest reefs of…”
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