New paper out yesterday by us and a large group of collaborators in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. We discuss the persistence of coral reef structures under climate change. We highlight several possible futures for coral reef carbonate production: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event - Nature Communications
A novel coral functional classification applied to the longest monitoring series of Southwestern Atlantic reefs (2006-2023) reveals declines in the cover of functionally unique coral species followed by increases in the cover of fast-reproducing, weedy corals. #Abrolhos #Coralreefs #UFRJ #FUBerlin
Carbonate production and accretion is negatively affected by ocean warming and acidification, threatening coral reef persistence. This Review synthesizes understanding of environmental impacts on reef...
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From 2014–2017, marine heatwaves caused global mass coral bleaching, where the corals lose their symbiotic algae. The authors find, this event exceeded the severity of all prior global bleaching events in recorded history, with approximately half the world’s reefs bleaching and 15% experiencing substantial mortality.
Abrolhos teve perda expressiva de corais em menos de duas décadas, mostra estudo
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Check out the new editorial in this month’s Nature Geoscience regarding our newest work on the causes of massive Sargassum blooms:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Fully funded PhD projects available in my group (Please share with interested parties, details here: www.thefosterlab.org/blog/2025/11...):
The DFG Priority Programme “Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs” (SPP 2299) has released a new video highlighting the programme’s current research activities and outlining upcoming scientific priorities.
Check out the new video on our YouTube channel:
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Chris Cornwall
Ever wanted to see how a coral skeleton grows? In this paper (led by: @jtrendbio.bsky.social) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... we use Live CT, a method of scanning live organisms using microCT, to visualise how the skeleton grew over about one month.
See more details here:
www.mpic.de/5797784/sarg...
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Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv.
Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social
👇Check the main findings below!
Jérôme OLLIER
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Gabriel O. Cardoso
A belt of seaweed has formed across the tropical Atlantic nearly every year since 2011, despite reduction in its extent elsewhere. The causes of this growth are now coming into clearer focus.
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This year we are involved in 3 fully funded PhD projects via IGNITE our NERC DLA. The deadline is Thursday Jan 8th 2026 . 1. Is the world already 1.5 C warmer?...
