Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of coral condition near mangrove environments.

Climate change stressors such as ocean warming, acidification and deoxygenation are severely threatening coral reefs and the vital ecosystem services they provide. Corals found to survive in mangrove habitats that naturally possess stressful conditions, are being increasingly studied to investigate the impact of multiple co-occurring stressors on coral growth. However, the water quality within mangrove-coral habitats and how this changes with varying distance from the mangroves remains largely unknown.