Ecological Oceanography Lab
@eco-oce-lab.bsky.social
We are the Ecological Oceanography Lab at KAUST led by Dr. Michael D Fox (@miked-fox.bsky.social)
We study pelagic-benthic connections on coral reefs in the Red Sea and around the globe 🌊🪸
We study pelagic-benthic connections on coral reefs in the Red Sea and around the globe 🌊🪸
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New paper!
‘Climate change impacts to upwelling and shallow reef nutrient sources across an oceanic archipelago’
Out now in Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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‘Climate change impacts to upwelling and shallow reef nutrient sources across an oceanic archipelago’
Out now in Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
New paper!
‘Climate change impacts to upwelling and shallow reef nutrient sources across an oceanic archipelago’
Out now in Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
⬇️🧵
‘Climate change impacts to upwelling and shallow reef nutrient sources across an oceanic archipelago’
Out now in Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
⬇️🧵
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🪸Fatty acid profiling & stable isotope analysis reveal selective nutrient incorporation in a mixotrophic #coral (S. pistillata), suggesting conventional methods may underestimate heterotrophy. @urigso.bsky.social, @eco-oce-lab.bsky.social @marleen-stuhr.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Selective nutrient incorporation may underestimate heterotrophy of a mixotrophic reef-building coral - Communications Biology
Fatty acid profiling and stable isotope analysis reveals selective nutrient incorporation in a common mixotrophic reef-building coral. This selective uptake underscores the potential for underestimati...
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🪸Fatty acid profiling & stable isotope analysis reveal selective nutrient incorporation in a mixotrophic #coral (S. pistillata), suggesting conventional methods may underestimate heterotrophy. @urigso.bsky.social, @eco-oce-lab.bsky.social @marleen-stuhr.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Out today! ‘Quantifying coral reef–ocean interactions is critical for predicting reef futures under climate change’ in @natecoevo.nature.com
#EcologicalOceanography #InterdisciplinaryResearch #CoralReefs #OceanicSubsidies
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@sosbangor.bsky.social
#EcologicalOceanography #InterdisciplinaryResearch #CoralReefs #OceanicSubsidies
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@sosbangor.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Out today! ‘Quantifying coral reef–ocean interactions is critical for predicting reef futures under climate change’ in @natecoevo.nature.com
#EcologicalOceanography #InterdisciplinaryResearch #CoralReefs #OceanicSubsidies
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@sosbangor.bsky.social
#EcologicalOceanography #InterdisciplinaryResearch #CoralReefs #OceanicSubsidies
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@sosbangor.bsky.social
Join our team as a KAUST global fellow! An amazing postdoctoral program for early career researchers.
We study ocean-reef connections and their influence on reef function and persistence under climate change. Reach out to discuss opportunities! 🌊🧪
kgfp.kaust.edu.sa
We study ocean-reef connections and their influence on reef function and persistence under climate change. Reach out to discuss opportunities! 🌊🧪
kgfp.kaust.edu.sa
July 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Join our team as a KAUST global fellow! An amazing postdoctoral program for early career researchers.
We study ocean-reef connections and their influence on reef function and persistence under climate change. Reach out to discuss opportunities! 🌊🧪
kgfp.kaust.edu.sa
We study ocean-reef connections and their influence on reef function and persistence under climate change. Reach out to discuss opportunities! 🌊🧪
kgfp.kaust.edu.sa
Just in case you haven’t seen the most recent paper from our group, @reefwally.bsky.social investigated solar bias in commonly used temperature loggers. Long story short, the accuracy of your in situ measurements depends on your deployment method and you should always shade your loggers! 🧪🌊
🚨New paper alert! Do you deploy loggers to monitor temperature in coral reefs, or any shallow aquatic environments? Do you shade them from direct sunlight? You should! 🌊🦑 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Widespread inconsistency in logger deployment methods in coral reef studies may bias perceptions of thermal regimes
Ocean warming is the greatest threat to coral reefs, prompting a need to accurately monitor in situ temperatures. Advancements in sensing technologies have led to a proliferation of temperature logger...
journals.plos.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Just in case you haven’t seen the most recent paper from our group, @reefwally.bsky.social investigated solar bias in commonly used temperature loggers. Long story short, the accuracy of your in situ measurements depends on your deployment method and you should always shade your loggers! 🧪🌊
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New on the Latitude blog: a round-up of some of the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research and commentary on climate and coral reefs published in PLOS Climate.
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
Coral reef research in PLOS Climate - Latitude
Coral reefs are among our planet’s most complex and biodiverse ecosystems and play vital roles in social-ecological systems, but they are also…
latitude.plos.org
March 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New on the Latitude blog: a round-up of some of the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research and commentary on climate and coral reefs published in PLOS Climate.
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
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Check out the KAUST article about our recent paper on temperature logger best practices 🦑🌊
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
Cheap fixes aid global coral reef conservation
Reliable and standardized ocean temperature monitoring is crucial for advancing our understanding of coral survival and guiding restoration efforts.
discovery.kaust.edu.sa
January 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Check out the KAUST article about our recent paper on temperature logger best practices 🦑🌊
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/2...
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Is the coral reef community comparing “apples to apples” when measuring in-water temperatures?
Learn more about recent research published in PLOS Climate by @reefwally.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest Latitude blog post 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/01/behi...
Learn more about recent research published in PLOS Climate by @reefwally.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest Latitude blog post 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/01/behi...
Behind the paper: investigating potential biases in coral reef temperature data - Latitude
We speak to Wally Rich and colleagues about their recent PLOS Climate publication, “Widespread inconsistency in logger deployment methods in coral reef…
latitude.plos.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Is the coral reef community comparing “apples to apples” when measuring in-water temperatures?
Learn more about recent research published in PLOS Climate by @reefwally.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest Latitude blog post 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/01/behi...
Learn more about recent research published in PLOS Climate by @reefwally.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest Latitude blog post 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/01/behi...