Proactive Coral Reef Restoration Using Thermally Tolerant Corals in Hawaiʻi
Conservation Letters, Volume 19, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT Effective conservation of degraded ecosystems requires mitigation of the original cause of decline, but this is difficult in the context of global climate change. On coral reefs, persistent environmental stress, which causes coral bleaching, may be addressed in restoration efforts by using coral stocks which are naturally more resilient, an ...
Hanalei Hoʻopai‐Sylva +6 more
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A new conceptual model for the enhanced release of mucus in symbiotic reef corals during ‘bleaching’ conditions [PDF]
, 2009 SA Wooldridge
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Sedimentary Vibrio Blooms in the Xisha Islands May Associate with the 2020 Coral Bleaching Event. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2023 Zhao W +10 more
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Massive corals maintain a positive carbonate budget of a Maldivian upper reef platform despite major bleaching event [PDF]
, 2019 Emma Ryan, K. Hanmer, Paul S. Kench
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Warm Edge Kelp Populations Show Elevated Volatility to Marine Heatwaves
Ecology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.Limited data on how heat stress affects species across their distribution restricts prediction accuracy. Our long‐term reef observational data supports a hybrid thermal performance model, whereby thermal limits differ between populations, but performance volatility increases toward species' warm‐edge, heightening vulnerability of warm‐edge populations.
Jiaxin Shi +6 more
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Coral Venom and Toxins as Protection Against Crown‐of‐Thorns Sea Star Attack
Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2026.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
Lucy M. Gorman +4 more
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Parental effects provide an opportunity for coral resilience following major bleaching events.
PLoS ONEIdentifying processes that promote coral reef recovery and resilience is crucial as ocean warming becomes more frequent and severe. Sexual reproduction is essential for the replenishment of coral populations and maintenance of genetic diversity; however,
Elizabeth A Lenz +5 more
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Algal Symbionts Indicate Heatwave Vulnerability in Corals From Hotspots but Not From Thermal Refugia
Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 2, January 2026.ABSTRACT Reef‐building corals face continued declines due to climate change‐amplified marine heatwaves. In addition to affecting coral heat tolerance, corals' algal endosymbionts (family Symbiodiniaceae) can reflect their prior heatwave exposure, although understanding is often limited to heatwave‐induced shifts between symbiont genera.
Daisy Buzzoni +11 more
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