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Evolutionary radiation and microbial community dynamics shape the thermal tolerance of Fungiidae in the southern South China Sea

Microbiology Spectrum
Fungiidae have shown increased thermal adaptability in coral reef ecosystems under global warming. This study analyzes the evolutionary divergence and microbial communities of Fungiidae in the Sanjiao Reef of the southern South China Sea and explores the
Yuxin Wei, Biao Chen, Kefu Yu, Zhiheng Liao, Xiaopeng Yu, Zhenjun Qin, Zeming Bao, Lijia Xu, Yongzhi Wang   +8 more
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Rising temperature non‐additively alters how different dimensions of biodiversity affect ecosystem‐scale processes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
The authors distil how dimensions of biodiversity drive ecosystem processes with increasing temperature. Specifically, species physiology more greatly affected ecosystem primary production than did foraging behaviour, and physiology mediated non‐additive interactions with temperature.
Sean Pierce Richards, Maximilian H. K. Hesselbarth, Jacob Edward Allgeier   +2 more
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Numerical Modeling of Wave Hydrodynamics Around Submerged Artificial Reefs on Fringing Reefs in Weizhou Island of Northern South China Sea

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
This study numerically investigates wave transformation and setup processes across fringing reefs, focusing on artificial reef configuration effects under varying tidal conditions and incident wave parameters.
Zuodong Liang, Guangxian Huang, Wen Huang, Hailun Chen, Kefu Yu, Dong-Sheng Jeng   +5 more
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Ocean acidification, more than warming or heatwaves, constrains shoaling behaviour in a range‐extending fish through habitat simplification

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
We show that ocean acidification, more than warming or marine heatwaves, alters shoaling behaviour indirectly by simplifying reef habitat and reducing population densities and shoal sizes. Because fish behaviour can be strongly mediated by shoal size, climate‐driven habitat change may reshape social dynamics that influence how range‐extending fishes ...
Angus Mitchell, Sean D. Connell, Mary E. Hart, Ben P. Harvey, Sylvain Agostini, Davide Spatafora, Michael Izumiyama, David J. Booth, Timothy Ravasi, Ivan Nagelkerken   +9 more
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Response of coral calcification and calcifying fluid composition to thermally induced bleaching stress

Scientific Reports, 2017
Severe, global-scale thermal stress events like those of 1998 and 2016, are becoming more frequent and intense, potentially compromising the future of coral reefs.
J. P. D’Olivo, M. T. McCulloch
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Social organization and habitat use shape the gut microbiome of a marine fish

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first evidence linking habitat use—and to a lesser extent social organization—to gut microbiome composition in a wild marine fish. The results indicate that local habitat conditions are the primary driver of microbial variation, while social effects are detectable but weak.
Aina Pons, Eneko Aspillaga, Ignacio A. Catalán, Tomeu Viver, Robert Arlinghaus, Martina Martorell‐Barceló, Margarida Barcelo‐Serra, Josep Alós   +7 more
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The Sediments in the Beibu Gulf Reveal Dramatic Paleoenvironmental Changes and Climate Events over the Past ~20,000 Years

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
The geochemical characteristics of a 2.1 m BBW25 core, collected from the Beibu Gulf, have been investigated in terms of the major and trace elements, organic matter, and CaCO3 and AMS 14C dating by XRF, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and more.
Yuchun Li, Tianlai Fan, Aihua Wang, Jun Zeng, Yubiao Lv, Mingwang Zhang, Dajun Liu   +6 more
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Animal translations: AI and the intelligibility of non‐human worlds Traduire l'animal : l'IA et l'intelligibilité des mondes non humains

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Amid the general sense of worry that large language models will soon drown out human voices, some researchers are optimistic that machine learning will allow humans to listen to and understand animal voices to an unprecedented extent. As part of a broader project aimed at interspecies communication, a loosely connected set of animal behaviourists, AI ...
Courtney Handman
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300 Years of Degradation in Wales Estuaries and Coasts

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The world's oceans are in a severe state of degradation, yet our understanding of that degradation is often based on changes observed only in the past 20–50 years. This narrow view leads to marine conservation efforts that aim to preserve already degraded ecosystems, shaped by shifted ecological baselines.
Richard K. F. Unsworth, Blaise Bullimore, Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth, Benjamin L. H. Jones   +3 more
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Hox Gene Variation Drives Morphological Specialization of Humpback Grouper Cromileptes altivelis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Cromileptes altivelis exhibits a distinctive “sunken head and humpback” morphology, formed through cranial remodeling. Genetic analyses identified unique amino acid variants in Hoxa7a and Hoxa10b, with functional tests confirming their role in enhancing osteoblast activity and driving cranial remodeling.
Xiaoying Cao, Zhaowei Zhong, Lisheng Wu, Quanyin Liu, Shaoxiong Ding   +4 more
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