Inventory of Bonaire's coral reefs with particular attention to previously undescribed phenomena illustrating the ongoing decline of Bonaire’s reefs
General description
New observations indicating undesirable trends on Bonairean reefs
Unusual high abundances of the colonial tunicate Trididemnum on Bonaire’s Northwestern reefs
Population explosions of coral and gorgonian eating snails
Overgrowth of deeper reefs by the brown alga Lobophora variegata
Increased abundance of coral‐destroying territorial damselfish
Unprecedented predation on native fish by the invasive red lionfish
Historic factors negatively affecting the “health” of Bonaire’s reefs
Current situation
Unknown stressors for Bonaire’s reefs
Conclusions