[Coral-List] new article - Coral reef benthic changes/shifts

[Miriam Reverter]

Dear Coral-listers,
We are delighted to share our new article “Coral reef benthic community
changes in the Anthropocene: Biogeographic heterogeneity, overlooked
configurations, and methodology” recently published in Global Change
Biology.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.16034In this
article, we performed a systematic review of the coral reef benthic changes
reported to date. We then complemented this review with a meta-analysis
using ReefCheck benthic data in order to explore biogeographic and
latitudinal trends. We found that opposite to the main literature focus on
algae-dominated reefs, in some of the largest and most biodiverse
biogeographic regions, soft-coral dominated communities are the most
abundant non-hard coral community. Finally, we also reviewed and discuss
advantages and potential biases associated with the different monitoring
methods currently employed for assessing coral reef benthic changes.

Reverter, M., Helber, S. B., Rohde, S., de Goeij, J. M., Schupp, P. J.
Coral reef benthic community changes in the Anthropocene: Biogeographic
heterogeneity, overlooked configurations, and methodology. Global Change
Biology. *https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16034*
<https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16034>/



Dr. *Miriam Reverter*
Lecturer in Marine Biology
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
University of Plymouth
B427 PSQ, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
Phone: 01752 (5) 84637
miriam.reverter at plymouth.ac.uk