How to quantify algal turf sediments and particulates on tropical and temperate reefs: An overview

High herbivory despite high sediment loads on a fringing coral reef

(2022) Albert Pessarrodona et al.   CORAL REEFS

Impacts of fishery and sedimentation on the feeding behavior and ecological function of herbivorous fishes in coral reef

(2022) Y Akita et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

A 3D perspective on sediment turnover and feeding selectivity in blennies

(2022) Casey L. Bowden et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Storms may disrupt top-down control of algal turf on fringing reefs

(2021) Hannah G. Hayes et al.   CORAL REEFS

Homogenization and miniaturization of habitat structure in temperate marine forests

(2021) Albert Pessarrodona et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Algal turf productivity on coral reefs: A meta-analysis

(2021) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The study of sediments on coral reefs: A hydrodynamic perspective

(2021) Jodie A. Schlaefer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Impacts of water quality on Acropora coral settlement: The relative importance of substrate quality and light

(2021) Gerard F. Ricardo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Antagonistic effects of seawalls and urban sedimentation on epilithic algal matrix (EAM)-feeding fishes

(2021) Dillen Ng et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A global map of human pressures on tropical coral reefs

(2021) Marco Andrello et al.   Conservation Letters

Sediments ratchet-down coral reef algal turf productivity

(2020) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Damselfishes alleviate the impacts of sediments on host corals

(2020) T. J. Chase et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Early recovery dynamics of turbid coral reefs after recurring bleaching events

(2020) Richard D. Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Farming damselfishes shape algal turf sediment dynamics on coral reefs

(2020) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Algal turf sediments limit the spatial extent of function delivery on coral reefs

(2020) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Coral Reef Community Changes in Karimunjawa National Park, Indonesia: Assessing the Efficacy of Management in the Face of Local and Global Stressors

(2020) Emma V Kennedy et al.   Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Coral-algal interactions at Weizhou Island in the northern South China Sea: variations by taxa and the exacerbating impact of sediments trapped in turf algae

(2019) Zhiheng Liao et al.   PeerJ

Chemical microenvironments within macroalgal assemblages: Implications for the inhibition of kelp recruitment by turf algae

(2019) Cayne Layton et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Tropicalisation of temperate reefs: Implications for ecosystem functions and management actions

(2019) Adriana Vergés et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Algae sediment dynamics are mediated by herbivorous fishes on a nearshore coral reef

(2019) Ryan S. McAndrews et al.   CORAL REEFS

Quantifying sediment dynamics on an inshore coral reef: Putting algal turfs in perspective

(2019) François X. Latrille et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ecological feedbacks stabilize a turf-dominated ecosystem at the southern extent of kelp forests in the Northwest Atlantic

(2019) Colette J. Feehan et al.   Scientific Reports

A 3D perspective on sediment accumulation in algal turfs: Implications of coral reef flattening

(2019) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Feeding behavior in Caribbean surgeonfishes varies across fish size, algal abundance, and habitat characteristics

(2019) Alain Duran et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Sediment associated with algal turfs inhibits the settlement of two endangered coral species

(2019) Kelly E. Speare et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coral reef conservation in the Anthropocene: Confronting spatial mismatches and prioritizing functions

(2019) David R. Bellwood et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A meta‐analysis reveals global patterns of sediment effects on marine biodiversity

(2019) Rafael A. Magris et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Decadal losses of canopy‐forming algae along the warm temperate coastline of Brazil

(2019) Daniel Gorman et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Algal turf sediments on coral reefs: what's known and what's next

(2019) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Diver-operated manual suction pump sampler: a reliable method for sampling benthos on rock substrates

(2018) JG Þorbjörnsson et al.   Aquatic Biology

Rise of Turfs: A New Battlefront for Globally Declining Kelp Forests

(2018) Karen Filbee-Dexter et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Evaluation of coral reef management effectiveness using conventional versus resilience-based metrics

(2018) Amanda K. Ford et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Simultaneous synergist, antagonistic and additive interactions between multiple local stressors all degrade algal turf communities on coral reefs

(2018) Caitlin R. Fong et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Experimental evaluation of the effect of a territorial damselfish on foraging behaviour of roving herbivores on coral reefs

(2018) Jacob G. Eurich et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Turf wars: competition between foundation and turf-forming species on temperate and tropical reefs and its role in regime shifts

(2018) JM O’Brien et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Wasted effort: recruitment and persistence of kelp on algal turf

(2018) KE Burek et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Turf wars: competition between foundation and turf-forming species on temperate and tropical reefs and its role in regime shifts

(2018) JM O’Brien et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Wasted effort: recruitment and persistence of kelp on algal turf

(2018) KE Burek et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Sediment addition drives declines in algal turf yield to herbivorous coral reef fishes: implications for reefs and reef fisheries

(2018) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   CORAL REEFS

Interactive effects of herbivory and substrate orientation on algal community dynamics on a coral reef

(2018) Alain Duran et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Fine sediment and particulate organic matter: A review and case study on ridge-to-reef transport, transformations, fates, and impacts on marine ecosystems

(2018) Z. Bainbridge et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Detrimental effects of sediment on attachment, survival and growth of the brown alga Sargassum thunbergii in early life stages

(2018) Xu Gao et al.   PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Algal turf sediments across the Great Barrier Reef: Putting coastal reefs in perspective

(2018) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coral morphology and sedimentation

(2017) Alan Duckworth et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Settlement patterns of the coral Acropora millepora on sediment-laden surfaces

(2017) Gerard F. Ricardo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Algal Turf Sediments and Sediment Production by Parrotfishes across the Continental Shelf of the Northern Great Barrier Reef

(2017) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   PLoS One

The Effects of Algal Turf Sediments and Organic Loads on Feeding by Coral Reef Surgeonfishes

(2017) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   PLoS One

Sediments and herbivory as sensitive indicators of coral reef degradation

(2016) Christopher H. R. Goatley et al.   ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Large-scale degradation of a kelp ecosystem in an ocean warming hotspot

(2016) K Filbee-Dexter et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Composition and temporal stability of turf sediments on inner-shelf coral reefs

(2016) Sophie E. Gordon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coral reef health response to chronic and acute changes in water quality in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

(2016) Rosmin S. Ennis et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-term empirical evidence of ocean warming leading to tropicalization of fish communities, increased herbivory, and loss of kelp

(2016) Adriana Vergés et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem

(2016) T. Wernberg et al.   SCIENCE

Large-scale degradation of a kelp ecosystem in an ocean warming hotspot

(2016) K Filbee-Dexter et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Abundance and Diversity of Crypto- and Necto-Benthic Coastal Fish Are Higher in Marine Forests than in Structurally Less Complex Macroalgal Assemblages

(2016) Pierre D. Thiriet et al.   PLoS One

Coral Reef Resilience, Tipping Points and the Strength of Herbivory

(2016) Sally J. Holbrook et al.   Scientific Reports

Tropical herbivores provide resilience to a climate-mediated phase shift on temperate reefs

(2015) Scott Bennett et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Quantifying scales of spatial variability in algal turf assemblages on coral reefs

(2015) JL Harris et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Effects of sediments on the reproductive cycle of corals

(2015) R. Jones et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quantifying scales of spatial variability in algal turf assemblages on coral reefs

(2015) JL Harris et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Species interactions can maintain resistance of subtidal algal habitats to an increasingly modified world

(2015) Laura J. Falkenberg et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Effects of algal turfs and sediment accumulation on replenishment and primary productivity of fucoid assemblages

(2014) T Alestra et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Effects of sediment depth on algal turf height are mediated by interactions with fish herbivory on a fringing reef

(2014) RJ Clausing et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Identifying multiple coral reef regimes and their drivers across the Hawaiian archipelago

(2014) J.-B. Jouffray et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Benthic processes and overlying fish assemblages drive the composition of benthic detritus on a central Pacific coral reef

(2013) LM Max et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

What are algal turfs? Towards a better description of turfs

(2013) SD Connell et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Sediment suppresses herbivory across a coral reef depth gradient

(2012) C. H. R. Goatley et al.   Biology Letters

Cryptofauna of the epilithic algal matrix on an inshore coral reef, Great Barrier Reef

(2012) M. J. Kramer et al.   CORAL REEFS

SedPods: a low-cost coral proxy for measuring net sedimentation

(2012) M. E. Field et al.   CORAL REEFS

Large-scale shift from sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) to ephemeral algae along the south and west coast of Norway

(2012) Frithjof E. Moy et al.   Marine Biology Research

An extreme climatic event alters marine ecosystem structure in a global biodiversity hotspot

(2012) Thomas Wernberg et al.   Nature Climate Change

Effects of herbivory, nutrients, and reef protection on algal proliferation and coral growth on a tropical reef

(2011) Douglas B. Rasher et al.   OECOLOGIA

The Roles of Dimensionality, Canopies and Complexity in Ecosystem Monitoring

(2011) Christopher H. R. Goatley et al.   PLoS One

The use (and misuse) of sediment traps in coral reef environments: theory, observations, and suggested protocols

(2010) C. D. Storlazzi et al.   CORAL REEFS

Sediment-mediated suppression of herbivory on coral reefs: Decreasing resilience to rising sea-levels and climate change?

(2010) David R. Bellwood et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

The Effects of Nutrient Enrichment and Herbivore Abundance on the Ability of Turf Algae to Overgrow Coral in the Caribbean

(2010) Mark J. A. Vermeij et al.   PLoS One

The direct effects of increasing CO2 and temperature on non-calcifying organisms: increasing the potential for phase shifts in kelp forests

(2010) S. D. Connell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES