The dominance of any organism in a given habitat depends on its competitive ability. Competition among coral genera is an important factor determining the assemblage structure within reefs and other coral‐dominated habitats. Here, we assessed the competition between scleractinian corals growing on natural and recruiting on artificial reefs. We evaluated different forms of direct‐contact competition and investigated the variati...

Benthic cyanobacterial mats are increasingly reported to cover major coral reef areas. Although suggestions have been made that cyanobacterial mats impair coral reef health in multiple ways, information is lacking regarding the distribution, morphotypical variation and bacterial species composition of these microbial mats. As such, this study aimed to (1) Reveal the bacterial community diversity and composition of different ma...