Australian Institute of Marine Science

Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene

Not enough time for recovery Coral bleaching occurs when stressful conditions result in the expulsion of the algal partner from the coral. Before anthropogenic climate warming, ...

Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change

In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth. Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand h...

Longer and more frequent marine heatwaves over the past century

Heatwaves are important climatic extremes in atmospheric and oceanic systems that can have devastating and long-term impacts on ecosystems, with subsequent socioeconomic consequ...

Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages

Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services

Phase shifts in coral reef communities and their ecological significance

Macroalgae, nutrients and phase shifts on coral reefs: scientific issues and management consequences for the Great Barrier Reef