Coral reef structural complexity provides important coastal protection from waves under rising sea levels

Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

(2017) Terry P. Hughes et al.   NATURE

Coral reefs in the Anthropocene

(2017) Terry P. Hughes et al.   NATURE

Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands

(2016) Simon Albert et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Wave dynamics of a Pacific Atoll with high frictional effects

(2016) Justin S. Rogers et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS

Coral Reef Resilience, Tipping Points and the Strength of Herbivory

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

The influence of coral reefs and climate change on wave-driven flooding of tropical coastlines

(2015) Ellen Quataert et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Frictional wave dissipation on a remarkably rough reef

(2015) Stephen G. Monismith et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Spatial variations in wave transformation and sediment entrainment on a coral reef sand apron

(2015) D.L. Harris et al.   MARINE GEOLOGY

Impact of sea-level rise on cross-shore sediment transport on fetch-limited barrier reef island beaches under modal and cyclonic conditions

(2015) T.E. Baldock et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs

(2015) Nicholas A. J. Graham et al.   NATURE

Remote coral reefs can sustain high growth potential and may match future sea-level trends

(2015) Chris T. Perry et al.   Scientific Reports

Many Atolls May be Uninhabitable Within Decades Due to Climate Change

(2015) Curt D. Storlazzi et al.   Scientific Reports

Resilience of branching and massive corals to wave loading under sea level rise – A coupled computational fluid dynamics-structural analysis

(2014) Tom E. Baldock et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Impact of sea-level rise and coral mortality on the wave dynamics and wave forces on barrier reefs

(2014) T.E. Baldock et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluation of nearshore wave models in steep reef environments

(2014) Mark Buckley et al.   OCEAN DYNAMICS

The effectiveness of coral reefs for coastal hazard risk reduction and adaptation

(2014) Filippo Ferrario et al.   Nature Communications

Managing local coastal inundation risk using real-time forecasts and artificial dune placements

(2013) Mitchell D. Harley et al.   COASTAL ENGINEERING

Avoiding Coral Reef Functional Collapse Requires Local and Global Action

(2013) Emma V. Kennedy et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Wave Transformation and Wave-Driven Flow across a Steep Coral Reef

(2013) Stephen G. Monismith et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Coral reefs and sea-level change

(2013) Colin D. Woodroffe et al.   MARINE GEOLOGY

Shifts in coral-assemblage composition do not ensure persistence of reef functionality

(2013) Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip et al.   Scientific Reports

Climate controls on longshore sediment transport

(2012) Kristen D. Splinter et al.   CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

The importance of structural complexity in coral reef ecosystems

(2012) N. A. J. Graham et al.   CORAL REEFS

Reef response to sea-level and environmental changes during the last deglaciation: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 310, Tahiti Sea Level

(2012) G. F. Camoin et al.   GEOLOGY

The dynamics of infragravity wave transformation over a fringing reef

(2012) Andrew Pomeroy et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Towards Deeper Measurements of Tropical Reefscape Structure Using the WorldView-2 Spaceborne Sensor

(2012) Antoine Collin et al.   Remote Sensing

The dissipation of wind wave energy across a fringing reef at Ipan, Guam

(2011) A.-C. Péquignet et al.   CORAL REEFS

Recent disturbances augment community shifts in coral assemblages in Moorea, French Polynesia

(2010) M. S. Pratchett et al.   CORAL REEFS

Nearshore wave height variation in unsaturated surf

(2010) H. E. Power et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Modelling storm impacts on beaches, dunes and barrier islands

(2009) Dano Roelvink et al.   COASTAL ENGINEERING

Recurrent disturbances, recovery trajectories, and resilience of coral assemblages on a South Central Pacific reef

(2009) M. Adjeroud et al.   CORAL REEFS

Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity

(2009) L. Alvarez-Filip et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Statistical simulation of wave climate and extreme beach erosion

(2008) D.P. Callaghan et al.   COASTAL ENGINEERING

Longshore transport estimation and inter-annual variability at a high-energy dissipative beach: St. Trojan beach, SW Oléron Island, France

(2008) Xavier Bertin et al.   CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

(2008) E. B. Barbier et al.   SCIENCE