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A DRACH Observed/Expected Metric Reveals the Evolutionary Landscape of Epitranscriptomic Regulation Across Bilateria. [PDF]

Ann N Y Acad Sci
Epitranscriptomic marks are highly variable across life stages and tissues, complicating comparisons between species. Using m6A consensus motifs, we developed a genomic indicator reflecting transcript methylability, the DRACH o/e score, that we used to investigate epitranscriptomic features and associated functions across nine bilaterian species.
Clairet N, Luyer JL, Auger H, Haeussler M, Rivière G.   +4 more
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Antibiotic type and dose variably affect microbiomes of a disease-resistant Acropora cervicornis genotype [PDF]

Environmental Microbiome
Background As coral diseases become more prevalent and frequent, the need for new intervention strategies also increases to counteract the rapid spread of disease.
Sunni Patton, Denise P. Silva, Eddie Fuques, Grace Klinges, Erinn M. Muller, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber   +5 more
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Success of restoration strategies in preventing extirpation of 2 critically endangered coral species. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 caused widespread coral bleaching and mortality throughout the Caribbean. In the Florida Keys (USA), 2 foundation species, elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), were severely affected.
Muller EM, Ladd MC, Karp R, Montoya-Maya PH, Kuffner IB, Baker AC, Bartels E, Bourque A, Clark AS, Cox N, D'Alessandro M, Daughtry B, Firchau B, Fix L, Gilliam D, Hesley D, Lewis C, Lirman D, Lustic C, Macauley K, Moore J, Nedimyer K, O'Neil K, Parsons KT, Smith KM, Spadaro J, Thomasson BC, Unsworth JD, Vaughan D, Miller MW.   +29 more
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Evaluating Candidatus Aquirickettsia rohweri gene expression upon nutrient enrichment in disease-susceptible Acropora cervicornis [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Ocean warming, disease, and pollution have contributed to global declines in coral abundances and diversity. In the Caribbean, corals previously dominated reefs, providing an architectural framework for diverse ecological habitats, but have significantly
Lauren Speare, Lauren Speare, J. Grace Klinges, J. Grace Klinges, J. Grace Klinges, William C. Duke, Erinn M. Muller, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber   +8 more
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Genotypes of Acropora cervicornis in Florida show resistance to either elevated nutrients or disease, but not both in combination. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Coral restoration programs are expanding to revive coral populations and ecosystem services, but local and global stressors still threaten coral survival.
Ana M Palacio-Castro, Danielle Kroesche, Ian C Enochs, Chris Kelble, Ian Smith, Andrew C Baker, Stephanie M Rosales   +6 more
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Coral Venom and Toxins as Protection Against Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star Attack. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Crown‐of‐thorns sea star (CoTS) outbreaks are a main cause of hard coral cover decline across the Indo‐Pacific, posing a major threat to the resilience of coral reefs. However, the drivers underlying CoTS feeding on preferred (e.g., Acropora species) versus non‐preferred (e.g., Porites species) are poorly understood. We hypothesised that coral
Gorman LM, Huffmyer AS, Byrne M, Mills SC, Putnam HM.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Whole genome assembly and annotation of the endangered Caribbean coral Acropora cervicornis. [PDF]

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2023
Steven V Vollmer, Jason D Selwyn
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Supervised satellite classification and field validation document endangered Acropora collapse, and identify surviving colonies in Belize [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata have long provided structural complexity to Caribbean reefs, yet they have declined by over 90% in recent decades.
Lisa Greer, Raja Das, Harris Foad, Karl Wirth   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Differences in Molecular Responses to a Thermally Variable Preconditioning Treatment for Two Caribbean Coral Species. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
ABSTRACT Coral reefs around the world are increasingly threatened by rising ocean temperatures, leading to more frequent mass bleaching events. However, some corals, typically found in more thermally variable environments, have demonstrated resilience to thermal stress.
DeMerlis A, Studivan MS, Wong K, Soderberg N, Ehrens D, Isma LM, Rosing K, Cocson KS, Thomas R, Dvorkin D, Kiel PM, Unsworth JD, D'Alessandro M, Palacio-Castro AM, Lirman D, Baker AC, Muller EM, Traylor-Knowles N, Enochs IC.   +18 more
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Colony geometry and structural complexity of the endangered species Acropora cervicornis partly explains the structure of their associated fish assemblage [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
In the past decade, significant efforts have been made to describe fish-habitat associations. However, most studies have oversimplified actual connections between fish assemblages and their habitats by using univariate correlations.
Esteban A. Agudo-Adriani, Jose Cappelletto, Francoise Cavada-Blanco, Aldo Croquer   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources