Search Results - "Pratchett, Morgan S."

Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages by Hughes, Terry P., Kerry, James T., Baird, Andrew H., Connolly, Sean R., Dietzel, Andreas, Eakin, C. Mark, Heron, Scott F., Hoey, Andrew S., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Liu, Gang, McWilliam, Michael J., Pears, Rachel J., Pratchett, Morgan S., Skirving, William J., Stella, Jessica S., Torda, Gergely

“…Global warming is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function, highlighting the urgent need for a better understanding of the…”
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Global warming impairs stock–recruitment dynamics of corals by Hughes, Terry P., Kerry, James T., Baird, Andrew H., Connolly, Sean R., Chase, Tory J., Dietzel, Andreas, Hill, Tessa, Hoey, Andrew S., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Jacobson, Mizue, Kerswell, Ailsa, Madin, Joshua S., Mieog, Abbie, Paley, Allison S., Pratchett, Morgan S., Torda, Gergely, Woods, Rachael M.

“…Changes in disturbance regimes due to climate change are increasingly challenging the capacity of ecosystems to absorb recurrent shocks and reassemble…”
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Mass coral bleaching causes biotic homogenization of reef fish assemblages by Richardson, Laura E., Graham, Nicholas A. J., Pratchett, Morgan S., Eurich, Jacob G., Hoey, Andrew S.

“…Global climate change is altering community composition across many ecosystems due to nonrandom species turnover, typically characterized by the loss of…”
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Recovery of an Isolated Coral Reef System Following Severe Disturbance by Gilmour, James P., Smith, Luke D., Heyward, Andrew J., Baird, Andrew H., Pratchett, Morgan S.

“…Coral reef recovery from major disturbance is hypothesized to depend on the arrival of propagules from nearby undisturbed reefs. Therefore, reefs isolated by…”
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Global declines in coral reef calcium carbonate production under ocean acidification and warming by Cornwall, Christopher E., Comeau, Steeve, Kornder, Niklas A., Perry, Chris T., van Hooidonk, Ruben, DeCarlo, Thomas M., Pratchett, Morgan S., Anderson, Kristen D., Browne, Nicola, Carpenter, Robert, Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, D’Olivo, Juan P., Doo, Steve S., Figueiredo, Joana, Fortunato, Sofia A. V., Kennedy, Emma, Lantz, Coulson A., McCulloch, Malcolm T., González-Rivero, Manuel, Schoepf, Verena, Smithers, Scott G., Lowe, Ryan J.

“…Ocean warming and acidification threaten the future growth of coral reefs. This is because the calcifying coral reef taxa that construct the calcium carbonate…”
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Importance of live coral habitat for reef fishes by Coker, Darren J, Wilson, Shaun K, Pratchett, Morgan S

“…Live corals are the key habitat forming organisms on coral reefs, contributing to both biological and physical structure. Understanding the importance of…”
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Ecological memory modifies the cumulative impact of recurrent climate extremes by Hughes, Terry P., Kerry, James T., Connolly, Sean R., Baird, Andrew H., Eakin, C. Mark, Heron, Scott F., Hoey, Andrew S., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Jacobson, Mizue, Liu, Gang, Pratchett, Morgan S., Skirving, William, Torda, Gergely

“…Climate change is radically altering the frequency, intensity and spatial scale of severe weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts, floods and fires 1 . As…”
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Changes in bleaching susceptibility among corals subject to ocean warming and recurrent bleaching in Moorea, French Polynesia by Pratchett, Morgan S, McCowan, Dominique, Maynard, Jeffrey A, Heron, Scott F

“…Climate-induced coral bleaching poses a major threat to coral reef ecosystems, mostly because of the sensitivities of key habitat-forming corals to increasing…”
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Temporal variability in gametogenesis and spawning patterns of crown-of-thorns starfish within the outbreak initiation zone in the northern Great Barrier Reef by Caballes, Ciemon Frank, Byrne, Maria, Messmer, Vanessa, Pratchett, Morgan S.

“…Population outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) have resulted in extensive coral mortality on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region and is…”
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Dangerous demographics in post-bleach corals reveal boom-bust versus protracted declines by Morais, Juliano, Morais, Renato A., Tebbett, Sterling B., Pratchett, Morgan S., Bellwood, David R.

“…Thermal-stress events have changed the structure, biodiversity, and functioning of coral reefs. But how these disturbances affect the dynamics of individual…”
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Environmental and biological cues for spawning in the crown-of-thorns starfish by Caballes, Ciemon Frank, Pratchett, Morgan S

“…Sporadic outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish are likely to be due, at least in part, to spatial and temporal variation in reproductive and…”
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Relationships between size and reproductive output in the crown-of-thorns starfish by Babcock, Russell C., Milton, David A., Pratchett, Morgan S.

“…Studies of pre-spawning crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster (COTS) collected from the Great Barrier Reef showed average female gonad mass of 16 % (±8 s.d.)…”
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Reef degradation and the loss of critical ecosystem goods and services provided by coral reef fishes by Pratchett, Morgan S, Hoey, Andrew S, Wilson, Shaun K

“…•Coral reef habitats are in decline, with reductions in coral cover and structure.•Most fishes (regardless of their size) are less abundant on degraded…”
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High macroalgal cover and low coral recruitment undermines the potential resilience of the world's southernmost coral reef assemblages by Hoey, Andrew S, Pratchett, Morgan S, Cvitanovic, Christopher

“…Coral reefs are under increasing pressure from anthropogenic and climate-induced stressors. The ability of reefs to reassemble and regenerate after…”
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Relative efficacy of three approaches to mitigate Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreaks on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef by Westcott, David A., Fletcher, Cameron S., Kroon, Frederieke J., Babcock, Russell C., Plagányi, Eva E., Pratchett, Morgan S., Bonin, Mary C.

“…Population outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS; Acanthaster spp.) are a major contributor to loss of hard coral throughout the Indo-Pacific. On…”
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Ocean acidification impairs olfactory discrimination and homing ability of a marine fish by Munday, Philip L, Dixson, Danielle L, Donelson, Jennifer M, Jones, Geoffrey P, Pratchett, Morgan S, Devitsina, Galina V, Døving, Kjell B

“…The persistence of most coastal marine species depends on larvae finding suitable adult habitat at the end of an offshore dispersive stage that can last weeks…”
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Using size-weight relationships to estimate biomass of heavily targeted aquarium corals by Australia’s coral harvest fisheries by Pacey, Kai I., Caballes, Ciemon F., Pratchett, Morgan S.

“…Coral reefs are highly threatened environs subject to ongoing unprecedented degradation as a result of anthropogenic activities. Given the existential threat…”
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Diversity and functional importance of coral-feeding fishes on tropical coral reefs by Cole, Andrew J., Pratchett, Morgan S., Jones, Geoffrey P.

“…Fishes that feed from live corals (corallivores) are a conspicuous component of healthy coral reef environments. However, knowledge of the occurrence and…”
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Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes by Munday, Philip L, Jones, Geoffrey P, Pratchett, Morgan S, Williams, Ashley J

“…Climate change will impact coral-reef fishes through effects on individual performance, trophic linkages, recruitment dynamics, population connectivity and…”
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Variation in growth rates of branching corals along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef by Anderson, Kristen D., Cantin, Neal E., Heron, Scott F., Pisapia, Chiara, Pratchett, Morgan S.

“…Coral growth is an important component of reef health and resilience. However, few studies have investigated temporal and/or spatial variation in growth of…”
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