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Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Assessment of microplastic pollution in corals, seawater, and marine sediments in the Gulf of Thailand

in Coral Reef Research

Makamas Sutthacheep
Charernmee Chamchoy
Wichin Suebpala
Arirush Wongnutpranont
Laongdow Jungrak
Wiphawan Aunkhongthong
Sittiporn Pengsakun
Wanlaya Klinthong
Morakot Jowantha
Laddawan Sangsawang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1669901

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Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2025

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

in Coral Reef Research

Daniela Escontrela Dieguez
Roseanna M. Lee
Courtney S. Couch
Jonathan A. Charendoff
Tye L. Kindinger

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1577091

830 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Hydro- and sediment dynamics in a cold-water coral reef: insights from a 3D numerical model

in Coral Reef Research

Gerhard Bartzke
Dierk Hebbeln
Katrin Huhn

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1654625

757 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Oct 2025

Submarine groundwater discharge creates cold‐water refugia that can mitigate exposure of heat stress in nearshore corals

in Coral Reef Research

Eric E. Grossman
Ferdinand K. J. Oberle
Curt D. Storlazzi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1621298

1,067 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2025

Characteristics and primary controls of coral reef carbonate karstification in the South China Sea since the Miocene

in Coral Reef Research

Yang Yang
Kefu Yu
Bin Xiong
Wei Jiang
Shendong Xu
Rui Wang
Tianlai Fan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1619169

760 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Multi-specific coral spawning and monsoonal transitions: assemblage-level observations from Baa Atoll, Maldives

in Coral Reef Research

Amelia J. F. Errington
Kate Moody
Thomas Le Berre

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1646721

1,320 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Apicomplexan and non-metazoan microeukaryotes in the thermosensitive reef-building coral Acropora hyacinthus shift in abundance throughout an extreme coral bleaching event

in Coral Reef Research

Athena Peterson
Sunni Patton
Emily R. Schmeltzer
Carsten G. B. Grupstra
Lauren I. Howe-Kerr
J. Grace Klinges
Rebecca L. Maher
Adriana Messyasz
Sarah Seabrook
Andrew R. Thurber

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1626071

1,417 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Microplastic exposure under future oceanic conditions further threatens an endangered coral, Acropora cervicornis

in Coral Reef Research

Sharla Sugierski
Chad Campbell
Emily R. Hall
Matthew McLean
Nicole D. Fogarty

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1615308

2,235 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Twenty years of change in a southeast Florida Acropora cervicornis thicket

in Coral Reef Research

Daniel M. Perez
Nicholas P. Jones
Elizabeth A. Goergen
David S. Gilliam

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1641098

1,229 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 18 Sep 2025

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

in Coral Reef Research

Karen L. Neely
Rachel M. Morgan
Keri L. O’Neil
Nikkie Cox
David S. Gilliam
Michelle B. Mair
Brian K. Walker
Amanda Zummo
Cailin Harrell
Ananda Ellis

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1650422

1,434 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2025

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

in Coral Reef Research

Lucas Le Gall
Jack V. Johnson
Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1599155

1,565 views

Correction

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Correction: Comprehensive assessment of chemical and microbial inducers for coral larval settlement across diverse coral species

in Coral Reef Research

Huiming Sun
Qingsong Yang
Junde Dong
Jie Li
Chang Chen
Xiaoyu Tang
Ying Zhang
Juan Ling

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1670431

799 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2025

Land-based nutrient flux to a fringing reef: insights from Ofu Island, American Samoa

in Coral Reef Research

Nancy G. Prouty
Ferdinand K. J. Oberle
Olivia M. Cheriton
Lauren T. Toth
Eric K. Brown
Curt D. Storlazzi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1600827

1,356 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Impact of multiple disturbances on coral communities at a remote shallow reef in the South China Sea

in Coral Reef Research

Syed Muhammed Sumayed
Chun Hong Tan
Nor Aieni Haji Mokhtar
Zainudin Bachok

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1552229

1,765 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Mapping global coral vulnerability to stony coral tissue loss disease: implications for biosecurity and conservation

in Coral Reef Research

Kevin D. Lafferty
Giovanni Strona

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1608622

1,297 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Unseen threats: negative effects of microplastic leachate on coral planulae settlement

in Coral Reef Research

Keiko W. Wilkins
Robert H. Richmond

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1596594

2,644 views