This paper describes a method for estimating larval supply of a temperate reef fish, the kelp bass Paralabrax clathratus, that is simple, inexpensive, requires relatively low effort, and integrates larval supply over time, Using this method, we sample . . .

This study provides a spatial context to a temporal analysis of community structure on shallow reefs along the south shore of St. John, US Virgin Islands. By focusing on 12 to 14 sites stratified by depth (~10 m) and distributed along the shores of St . . .

Sublethal effects of predators on the growth of their prey have been little studied in marine systems and consequently their importance relative to other factors is poorly known. Using a set of field experiments conducted on small artificial patch ree . . .

We evaluated whether long-term changes on fringing reefs (7-9 m depth) around St. John, US Virgin Islands, conformed to the ‘coral reef crisis' involving ongoing collapse of community structure. Annual photoquadrats at 6 sites were used to measure oct . . .

Most coral reefs differ from those visited by explorers in the 15th century and described by ecologists in the 1950s, and reports of degraded reefs and hypotheses regarding the implications of the changes abound. Tests of these hypotheses require deca . . .

The effect of freezing on photosynthesis was studied in a variety of brown and red seaweeds from the Gulf of Maine, USA. Photosynthesis in sublittoral fringe and rock pool species was adversely affected by a single 6 or 12h exposure to - 20°C even aft . . .

To investigate the effect of diel variation in pCO(2) on coral calcification, branches of Acropora hyacinthus were collected in 2 habitats (upstream and downstream in a unidirectional flow) in a shallow back reef in Moorea, French Polynesia, where dif . . .

This paper describes a method for estimating larval supply of a temperate reef fish, the kelp bass Paralabrax clathratus, that is simple, inexpensive, requires relatively low effort, and integrates larval supply over time, Using this method, we sample . . .

There is increasing evidence that facilitative effects of various organisms can play important roles in community organization. However, on tropical coral reefs, where scleractinian corals have long been recognized as important foundation species crea . . .

Juvenile life stages play critical roles in the population dynamics of virtually all organisms, and therefore precise estimates of juvenile growth and survival are important for accurate demographic analyses. For tropical reef corals, the contribution . . .