Coral bleach-out in Belize

Coral bleach-out in Belize.

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Coral preference of the polychaete Spirobranchus giganteus in the Belize Barrier Reef

Turf algae-mediated coral damage in coastal reefs of Belize, Central America

Many coral reefs in the Caribbean experienced substantial changes in their benthic community composition during the last decades. This often resulted in phase shifts from scleractinian coral dominance to that by other benthic invertebrate or algae. However, knowledge about how the related role of coral-algae contacts may negatively affect corals is scarce. Therefore, benthic community compositi...

Temperature Regimes Impact Coral Assemblages along Environmental Gradients on Lagoonal Reefs in Belize

Coral reefs are increasingly threatened by global and local anthropogenic stressors such as rising seawater temperature, nutrient enrichment, sedimentation, and overfishing. Although many studies have investigated the impacts of local and global stressors on coral reefs, we still do not fully understand how these stressors influence coral community structure, particularly across environmental g...

Distribution of Sipuncula in the Coral Reef Community, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

A survey of sipunculan fauna associated with coral rocli and rubble along a transect across the coral reef at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, revealed eight species, six of which inhabited burrows within rock samples and two of which occurred in crevices and crannies. Comprising 95 percent of the collection, the four most abundant species were, in order of abundance: Lithacrosiphon alticonus Ten Broeke...