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Coral Reef Research

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Editors

william f. precht

alberto acosta

jesús ernesto arias gonzález

yehuda benayahu

Articles

Whose bite? Evaluating the use of structure from motion for monitoring fish corallivory

Submarine Groundwater Discharge Creates Cold‐Water Refugia that can Mitigate Exposure of Heat Stress in Nearshore Corals

Extirpation of Acropora cervicornis genotypes from a coral nursery during the 2023 marine heatwave undermines conservation efforts

Status of Florida's pillar coral population: in situ declines and ex situ successes

Research Topics

Charting the Course – Perspectives from Leaders in Marine Science

Occurrence, Impacts, and Interactions of Plastic Pollution in Coral Reef Ecosystems

Using Direct Microbiome Manipulation to Understand Causal Roles of Microbes in the Health and Stress Resistance of Corals

Aiptasia: a Model System in Coral Symbiosis Research