Derek P. Manzello

TL;DR: The evidence showing that the biologically-mediated dissolution of calcium carbonate structures by endolithic algae and clionaid sponges will be accelerated with ocean acidification is reviewed and sobering case studies on the current state of coral reefs and their future in a high-CO2 world are provided.

TL;DR: Analysis of seawater chemistry and reef framework samples from multiple reef sites in the ETP found that a low carbonate saturation state (Ω) and trace abundances of cement are characteristic of these reefs, which may be a factor in the high bioerosion rates previously reported.

TL;DR: The vertical growth potential of more than 200 tropical western Atlantic and Indian Ocean reefs is calculated and compared against recent and projected rates of SLR under different Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios to show that few reefs will have the capacity to track sea-level rise projections under Representative concentration pathway scenarios without sustained ecological recovery.

TL;DR: The 2010 cold-water anomaly of January 2010 caused the worst coral mortality on record for the Florida Reef Tract, highlighting the potential catastrophic impacts that unusual but extreme climatic events can have on the persistence of coral reefs.

TL;DR: The projections here for conditions on coral reefs are dire, but provide the most up-to-date assessment of what the changing climate and ocean acidification mean for the persistence of coral reefs.