Nonindigenous Species Introductions on Coral Reefs: A Need for Information

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Coral Reef Algae (2011, background): “Although studies of the frequency and impacts of invasions of marine algae in tropical regions are relatively rare (Coles and Eldredge 2002), global patterns of invasion suggest that the situation will only worsen with time (Williams and Smith 2007).”
Effects of the alien coral Tubastraea tagusensis on native coral assemblages in a southwestern Atlantic coral reef (2016, background): “…systems in the world (e.g., Birkeland 1977; Connell 1978), have been the subject of relatively few rigorous studies evaluating the potential consequences of invasions on coral assemblages (Coles and Eldredge 2002; Fernández and Cortés 2005; Ávila and Carballo 2009; Pérez-Estrada et al. 2013).”
Assessing the ‘deep reef refugia’ hypothesis: focus on Caribbean reefs (2010, background): “Few cases of invasive species have been documented in the Caribbean, and deleterious invasions such as those reported for temperate regions have yet to be reported (Coles and Eldredge 2002; Wilkinson 2004).”
A Global Review of the Distribution, Taxonomy, and Impacts of Introduced Seaweeds (2007, background): “Interestingly there is very little information available on introduced seaweeds from the tropics (Coles & Eldredge 2002).”