Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Spatial and temporal variability of Honduran benthic communities and reef functionality throughout the fourth global coral bleaching eventGianna Paden · Aaron Israel Muñiz-Castillo · Mayra Núñez-Vallecillo · Claudia Alejandra Guerrero · Pamela Ortega · Gisselle Brady · Rebecca H. Green · Fiama Valeska Molina Mendoza · Antonella RiveraFrontiers in Marine Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1923395