Ocean Ecol Lab
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Ocean Ecol Lab
@oceanecol.bsky.social
Oceanographic processes and the ecological structure and function of marine communities in a changing world, research by Alex S.J. Wyatt
@HKUST and colleagues
https://www.oceanecol.com/
💡 One fringing site – LTER5 – remained stable and dominated by Porites rus, showing how distance from shore and hydrodynamic exposure can support resilience even when other fringing sites decline.
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🪸 Nearly two decades of reef monitoring show that fringing reefs ⬇️ degraded while fore reefs ⬆️ recovered, highlighting how local conditions, connectivity, and development – not just ocean heating – shape resilience.
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM