Michael D. Fox, Amanda L. Carter, Clinton B. Edwards, Yuichiro Takeshita, Maggie D. Johnson, Vid Petrovic, Corinne G. Amir, Enric Sala, Stuart A. Sandin, Jennifer E. Smith Read the full article here. ABSTRACT: During 2015–2016, an El Niño and associated warm water event caused widespread coral bleaching across the equatorial Pacific. Here, we combine 8 yr of benthic monitoring data from permanent photoquadrats with remotely sensed and in situ temperature measurements to assess the impact of the warming … Read More

Nicole E. Pedersen, Clinton B. Edwards, Yoan Eynaud, Arthur C. R. Gleason, Jennifer E. Smith and Stuart A. Sandin Read the full article here. Population distributions are affected by a variety of spatial processes, including dispersal, intraspecific dynamics and habitat selection. Within reef-building coral communities, these processes are especially important during the earliest life stages when reproduction provides mobility among … Read More